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Meet 'Twiggy'


Meet 'Twiggy'

He/she was a 1 inch long wisp clinging to the door of my shed last year. Having survived the winter he/she shamelessly devoured all the flowers on my Crinodendron and is now working steadily through the Lonicera nitida. Hasn't he/she grown?



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Is that a Cotoneaster Bbb?

23 Jun, 2009

 

I didnt know they could live in the UK BBB ? My Son used to keep Stick insects & they gave me the Creeps :/

23 Jun, 2009

 

No, Milky, it's Lonicera nitida, or Box honeysuckle.
Stick insects are frequently found in the wild in this part of Cornwall, Jaque. I think it's something to do with the climate and being so close to the Gulf Stream.

23 Jun, 2009

 

Well u can keep them down there with u BBB :) lol

23 Jun, 2009

 

Awww! Jaque. Don't you love the way they wave their skinny little legs ever so slowly, and tap the back of your hand with those long feelers?

23 Jun, 2009

 

Sorry BBB But NNNNNNNNNNNOoooooooooooooooo :/

23 Jun, 2009

 

wow , i didnt know stick insects survived in England .
we learn something new every day

23 Jun, 2009

 

I didn't either Irish. Cornwall does seem to have it's own climate, bit like the Isle of Wight. They do tend to have tropical plants growing there quite successfully. I looked after someone' s stick insect once, they don't seem to be very exciting or do a lot.

29 Jun, 2009



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