At school (many) years ago, we had stick insects – I kept some of my own in a tall plastic jar, feeding them with privet hedge branches and watching them grow, lay eggs (which hatched into tiny versions of their parents); all fascinating stuff but I’m astonished to discover that there’s one of these exotic creatures right here in our garden!
It wasn’t keen on me getting close with the camera, and proved itself alive by moving and turning away a bit, though it didn’t move in the slow wobbling wiggly way that I remember from school days …
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Sorry to anyone that’s not keen on insects, but I always found these fascinating when I was young!
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I found them fascinating to watch when you had them; one of the few insects I can tolerate!