Thursday Taxonomic FAIL

January 26, 2011 — Bug Girl

I was excited about this “big bug” feature that someone sent me…until I got to the 4th bug.  That is NOT a Giant Walking stick. It’s a Mantis.  If the mantis is also 21 inches long, though, that IS worth making a big deal about!

 

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8 Responses to “Thursday Taxonomic FAIL”

  1. Richard Says:
    January 26, 2011 at 8:42 pm

    If the mantis is 21″ long- RUN FOR YOUR LIFE

  2. Cindy Says:
    January 26, 2011 at 8:44 pm

    I found the original photo posted on Flickr several years ago. The photographer didn’t even know what it was at the time, although someone did leave comment months later that it was a mantis. I’m guessing the treehugger people somehow obtained the photo but didn’t do any follow up as far as the ID.

  3. Bug Girl Says:
    January 26, 2011 at 9:34 pm

    Oh, that photo is marked creative commons–that’s probably exactly how they found it–with a search for free photos tagged “stick insect” ;p
    Interestingly, treehugger.com is owned by the Discovery Channel.

    Which…is not what I think of as hippie friendly ;p

  5. Ian Ramjohn Says:
    January 27, 2011 at 1:21 am

    Mantis or walking stick…still not a bug!

  6. andrea Says:
    January 27, 2011 at 1:44 am

    Shoot, I could tell a praying mantis even before I got into entomology! They’re pretty distinctive.

  7. QuestionAuthority Says:
    January 27, 2011 at 10:54 am

    Me, too. One of my favorites.
    But 21 inches long? What’s it live on? Birds? Light aircraft? ;-)

  8. Friday Fail: Sticking it to a mantis « Arthropoda Says:
    January 28, 2011 at 12:44 am

    [...] fail is from Treehugger, and comes by way of Bug Girl’s Blog: A 21 inch mantis?! Run for your [...]


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