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  1. January 9th, 2011, 11:35 AM #1
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    Usually, most people know these as Katydid. I have one on my porch door today. The door is glass so I got to take pics of this guy from an unusual angle. Apparently some-thing mistook him for a leaf and tried to eat him as he is missing a leg.

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    poor guy. Way to cold for them here. We may get snow today. brrr...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cjcorner View Post
    Usually, most people know these as Katydid. I have one on my porch door today. The door is glass so I got to take pics of this guy from an unusual angle. Apparently some-thing mistook him for a leaf and tried to eat him as he is missing a leg.
    Or his camoflage wasn't as good as he would have liked and something tried to make a meal out of him.
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    Could be....at first the one leg is what caught my attention. It looked like a stinger or long claw until I got a better look at it up close.
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