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Offline Michelle

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This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« on: December 09, 2014, 06:39:27 pm »



It just gives me the creeps!
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #1 on: December 09, 2014, 07:14:55 pm »
WAUW! Just Freakin' WAUW!
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2014, 09:23:24 pm »
Bet he eats some butterflies too.
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2014, 10:35:12 pm »
I don't know why.... But, I think he's beautiful and unusual! However! if I hadn't seen this vid, and one of those landed on my.. Yeeeah, I would freak out and freeze !
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2014, 10:45:12 pm »
interesting video michelle, and interesting species.......think if one of those landed on me i would most likely pee my pants...............LOL!!!! :laugh:
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2014, 10:47:08 pm »
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #6 on: December 10, 2014, 07:25:25 am »
At first when my friend posted this on his facebook wall I was thinking it was a fake! BUT I looked it up and it is very real. Thank goodness we don't have them here! And I would probably have a panic attack if one landed on me!
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #7 on: December 10, 2014, 07:47:27 am »
I've never seen one before, and it is an ugly thing.  Hey Michelle, I see you live in Nova Scotia.  You are fortunate, you could maybe hang with Perry and really get a jump start on your beekeeping adventure.  OTOH, I may need to rethink that. 

I bet Riverbee would eat that bug before it scared the pee out of her.

We have lots of grasshoppers in the summer, and when one lands on you it grips you with it's feet, and it is a creepy feeling.

My son is an entomologist, but I am not so keen of bugs.
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2014, 08:00:58 am »
I am very fortunate to have Perry about 25 minutes away from me! I don't want to bug him too much! ;) But he is an invaluable wealth of knowledge to me! :O
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2014, 09:54:29 am »
"I bet Riverbee would eat that bug before it scared the pee out of her."

LOL lazy!.....not that bug!
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #10 on: December 10, 2014, 04:36:48 pm »
Just another bug to me.
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #11 on: December 10, 2014, 04:49:14 pm »
Quote from: Michelle on December 10, 2014, 08:00:58 am
I am very fortunate to have Perry about 25 minutes away from me! I don't want to bug him too much! ;) But he is an invaluable wealth of knowledge to me! :O
Can't happen Michelle. The only time I ever even get remotely irritated, is when folks that clearly have access to the information they need, decide it's easier to call me, and you are not one of those. Some folks don't even seem to try and find things out on their own, they just call instead. I don't mind once in a while, but there are a few that I have fielded over 20 to 30 calls each since I've sold them nucs.
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #12 on: December 10, 2014, 08:11:40 pm »
 O:-)   lol well I definitely won't call ya 30 times! hahahahaha  :P
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2014, 04:20:58 pm »
Never saw a mantis mimic paper wasps.
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2014, 07:47:25 pm »
Quote from: Michelle on December 10, 2014, 08:00:58 am
I am very fortunate to have Perry about 25 minutes away from me! I don't want to bug him too much! ;) But he is an invaluable wealth of knowledge to me! :O

Yes you are, and we are all fortunate to have Perry here.  I was fortunate enough to get to meet him in person this fall and spend some time talking bees. What a great guy. :P
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #15 on: December 12, 2014, 07:51:37 am »
Quote from: Robo on December 11, 2014, 07:47:25 pm
Quote from: Michelle on December 10, 2014, 08:00:58 am
I am very fortunate to have Perry about 25 minutes away from me! I don't want to bug him too much! ;) But he is an invaluable wealth of knowledge to me! :O

Yes you are, and we are all fortunate to have Perry here.  I was fortunate enough to get to meet him in person this fall and spend some time talking bees. What a great guy. :P

Thanks Rob (cheque is in the mail)! ;D
I was every bit as fortunate as you.
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #16 on: December 12, 2014, 09:54:09 am »
okay, i don't think there is a hat big enough to fit on perry's head after all that.....LOL!............ ;D

michelle, i think you ought to call perry 30 times.......tee hee......it's character building............. :P
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #17 on: December 12, 2014, 11:39:47 am »
Dang, old Perry's ego was already about the size of weather balloon.  There ain't go be a hat big enough.  I guess one could argue that it's well deserved, but it would be a weak argument.  :):)

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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #18 on: December 12, 2014, 02:37:55 pm »
Makin a list,
Checkin it twice,
Gonna find out............................. :P
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Re: This is the stuff that nightmares are made of!
« Reply #19 on: December 12, 2014, 06:15:46 pm »
tee hee....... ;D
not even a texas sized hat lazy?..........lol!

dear santa, err........... dear perry..........I CAN EXPLAIN.......lol!!!

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