Creepy insect...

OO---OO · 08-24-2008, 11:24 AM

what did they taste like?

txusa03 · 08-24-2008, 09:48 PM

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Originally Posted by iatacs19

Wow, that's a pretty cool looking insect. Is the tree infested?

That red tongue is a defensive reaction according to wiki post:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_swallowtail#Images

I am afraid it is infested. Many of the leaves are half eaten and many leaves curled up. The long red forked tongue was equally freaky. So the giant swallowtails made their way to texas.

iatacs19 · 08-25-2008, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by txusa03

I am afraid it is infested. Many of the leaves are half eaten and many leaves curled up. The long red forked tongue was equally freaky. So the giant swallowtails made their way to texas.

Are there no birds that eat these little monsters in TX?

Couch · 08-25-2008, 10:06 AM

I don't like knowing those things are in Houston.

txusa03 · 08-25-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by ///Mantis

tha fugg is that dude?... brb gotta clean the puke off my keyboard

At first, I thought some bird had bad stomach and bombed my tree, but then I saw another one and decided to investigate.

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Originally Posted by Couch

I don't like knowing those things are in Houston.

Not an expert but I believed these monsters love citrus plants. I have an orange tree and it seems to be attracted to that one tree and not the other trees (finger crossed).

darkphantom · 08-25-2008, 10:46 AM

wth!? these things are in houston T_T........"Houston, We have a problem....er.....problems"

Spool · 08-25-2008, 11:01 AM

If i was drunk and someone paid me 10 bucks i'd eat that thing...haha

Looks kinda cute, it'd be cuddly if it was bigger and has more fur

Gearcraft · 08-25-2008, 11:20 AM

some caterpillars will make you really itchy if you accidentally brush yourself against them. then part of your skin would be red and swollen.

Neurorad · 08-25-2008, 11:34 AM

On the TV show Gilligan's Island, a butterfly collector named Lord Beasley visited the island looking for a 'pussycat swallowtail' butteryfly. It's very rare, apparently.

OverDrive · 08-25-2008, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Laszlo

Chris Bangle can use this as his next design inspiration when he gets his old job back at Fiat.

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Crimson92 · 08-25-2008, 05:36 PM

wtf is that?

txusa03 · 08-25-2008, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Crimson92

wtf is that?

tastes just like crawfish and is loaded with nutrients

karliejai · 08-30-2008, 01:53 AM

aliens?

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