Tales from my patio....

[fuertesol]

This afternoon I found a large locust on my patio  here in Lajares.It was exhausted and not going anywhere.
I'd read that there has been a plague of these insects in the MIddle East but the strong winds we have had were not coming from the E but the SW.Little boy lost or more on the way?

Watch the skies!

[glenys]

I remember loads of them coming over a few years ago. Lets hope it's not going to happen again. 

[IsThisForumStillGoingWow]

I remeber that too Glenys, 2004 it was....

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-592824/100million-locusts-swarm-Canaries.html

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/4056525.stm

They called them 'flying prawns'...pink and virtually blind they crashed into everything.

[Florence]

I rescued a praying mantis from being run over on the road.  It was not very grateful - aggressive little critters, aren't they?