tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post7872816893043148550..comments2024-02-03T05:14:08.178-05:00Comments on Emily and Eden: Gross...Shannon Chomanczukhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06660614054875338541noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-15276207317507901232011-08-10T09:01:14.213-04:002011-08-10T09:01:14.213-04:00OMG I loved your comment!!! I couldn't dewing...OMG I loved your comment!!! I couldn't dewing one either but they are gorgeous wings on ugly bugs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06000223877502634308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-80008756106796618422011-07-14T15:40:17.877-04:002011-07-14T15:40:17.877-04:00Oh lord, what IS that thing?! I don't think we...Oh lord, what IS that thing?! I don't think we have them over here in the UK.....is it really huge?? They are cool shots but pretty freaky! I'm not a bug fan!Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14254291271007836270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-83910536568048453692011-07-10T17:26:30.081-04:002011-07-10T17:26:30.081-04:00They are very interesting creatures. Almost alien...They are very interesting creatures. Almost alien looking. You got some cool shots of this one!Kym Hunter Designshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08401568785537113665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-57930731665811398542011-07-10T16:38:06.201-04:002011-07-10T16:38:06.201-04:00even ugly bugs are interesting up close, huh? glad...even ugly bugs are interesting up close, huh? glad you didn't pull the wings off.graygirlstudioshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11900533393707822538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-6264842952890626262011-07-10T16:18:25.939-04:002011-07-10T16:18:25.939-04:00Great pics, Shannon! We had cicadas in Virginia a...Great pics, Shannon! We had cicadas in Virginia and I actually loved the sound. Never got that close though. :)Lori Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01808703279193470654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-63092766023267588242011-07-10T15:42:40.992-04:002011-07-10T15:42:40.992-04:00I love the shots of the wings, not the rest of the...I love the shots of the wings, not the rest of the bug :) Me no likey bugs!!!! But the wings are fantastic!EB Bead and Metal Works, LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996936882818779838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-58455547726645717372011-07-10T13:46:46.830-04:002011-07-10T13:46:46.830-04:00I just wanted to add that this guy was alive when ...I just wanted to add that this guy was alive when my husband brought it to me and although I would have loved to pull off those wings and encase them in resin I just couldn't de-wing a real love cicada. Even ugly things deserve to live ;-)<br />I am hoping to find a dead one to de-wing at some point.Shannon Chomanczukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06660614054875338541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-19367682027903804732011-07-10T12:38:36.883-04:002011-07-10T12:38:36.883-04:00Oh, soooo precious!
Seriously - I love them!
Grea...Oh, soooo precious! <br />Seriously - I love them!<br />Great shots!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01404221320507267498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-87769350989716421732011-07-10T12:27:53.913-04:002011-07-10T12:27:53.913-04:00I've heard them but never seen one close up.
N...I've heard them but never seen one close up.<br />Neat picture... creepy but still interesting!Mary Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16760451827905430849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-43396021788229702512011-07-10T12:01:11.451-04:002011-07-10T12:01:11.451-04:00Yeah, i'd be plucking the wings for jewelry to...Yeah, i'd be plucking the wings for jewelry too, love the colors! Great shotsLaura Twifordhttp://www.souvenirsfromlife.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-66151186136602637822011-07-10T11:12:07.162-04:002011-07-10T11:12:07.162-04:00I'm excited to participate in my very first I ...I'm excited to participate in my very first I Heart Macro today!<br /><br />You know, there's an artist whose name escapes me who gilds these and enamels them (I think?) and makes them into pins -- or maybe he casts them? Anyway, they're amazing!Pretty Thingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00285473788765783338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-6278481575556240232011-07-10T11:02:54.235-04:002011-07-10T11:02:54.235-04:00love the green on the wings!love the green on the wings!elisabeth https://www.blogger.com/profile/05529131319364988260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-43218227633799678592011-07-10T09:03:41.214-04:002011-07-10T09:03:41.214-04:00Gaaaa - last year one of my kids brought one in th...Gaaaa - last year one of my kids brought one in the house to keep as a pet - BLEECH. Right back out my little creepy friend!My Life Under the Bushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13836423832413060032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-67719502359194830912011-07-10T02:51:10.107-04:002011-07-10T02:51:10.107-04:00I remember hearing them years ago, and that is a r...I remember hearing them years ago, and that is a really distinctive sound! What a creation they are!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18212476952833501895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-57062743255230074902011-07-10T01:07:40.278-04:002011-07-10T01:07:40.278-04:00Hi Shannon, what a beautiful bug.....in a beautifu...Hi Shannon, what a beautiful bug.....in a beautiful bug kinda way...cool shot though<br />have a nice uh???? i guess middle of the night had a pepsi late now i can't sleep<br />ttfn Lana :)somethinguniquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957841980129444490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-37639559387782036642011-07-10T01:05:49.829-04:002011-07-10T01:05:49.829-04:00Amazing wings, that first shot shows off their lov...Amazing wings, that first shot shows off their lovely shape.Nadege,https://www.blogger.com/profile/10676529511623967527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-47190478768845701932011-07-09T23:01:44.521-04:002011-07-09T23:01:44.521-04:00That's incredible, Shannon! Just look at the ...That's incredible, Shannon! Just look at the engineering, the structure of those wings! I'm totally inspired. :-)Pattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16745889026665681137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-5535355700537223982011-07-09T22:57:19.805-04:002011-07-09T22:57:19.805-04:00You know you are in full summer when the Cicadas a...You know you are in full summer when the Cicadas are out. You know what is even more freakier than Cicadas? Cicada Killers… They are freaking huge wasps that hunt Cicadas. Seriously - huge wasps… eek!Marsha of Marsha Neal Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15326184577849290068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-19739581709426108842011-07-09T22:17:19.185-04:002011-07-09T22:17:19.185-04:00Shannon, last summer I found the skeletons where t...Shannon, last summer I found the skeletons where they molted (I guess that is what they call it) all lined up on a branch. Oh the fun things we are finding to look at up close!kimhttp://www.kimmykats.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-16135248322051413732011-07-09T22:14:10.949-04:002011-07-09T22:14:10.949-04:00Oh ya, I remember them. I spent a couple of years ...Oh ya, I remember them. I spent a couple of years in Philadelphia. Noisy buggars!!Kristihttp://dreamsomedesigns.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-27565312195266111012011-07-09T21:57:54.520-04:002011-07-09T21:57:54.520-04:00Shannon, It's the eyes that are freaking me o...Shannon, It's the eyes that are freaking me out! But those wings! I would have to stuck them in a bezel with some resin! I think they would look so cool!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1967426075821210744.post-50271554839155567872011-07-09T21:48:55.041-04:002011-07-09T21:48:55.041-04:00Look at those wings...they're beautiful! Nice...Look at those wings...they're beautiful! Nice shots!Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06470363688622542695noreply@blogger.com