Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Hidden Surprises

Sometimes living in Gabon is a little like looking through a Where's Waldo book.  You have to look really carefully, or you might miss some things.
So, here's a little bit of Where's Waldo, Gabon-style.  And these are all living creatures.  See if you can find the hidden surprise in each photo.  The answers appear below each photo.

We're starting with a very difficult one.  Yes, there is a living creature in the above photo.  It looks like a twig, but it's actually a living insect that we call a "walking stick".  We did infact put our figure close to it to verify it wasn't just a stick, and it moved!

Can you find this next one?  It looks a lot like a leaf, but actually, it is another type of insect.  Pretty weird, huh?


This one isn't too hard to spot, but it was hiding from us as we came out our door.  Praying mantis's are notorious here for waiting outside a door and trying to jump on you when you come out.  But don't worry, they're harmless (at least, that's what I tell myself).


This one isn't hidden in the picture, but it was hiding just a few minutes before the picture was taken.  It was hiding in the shower curtain that we had moved to our hallway while our bathroom was being painted.  A scorpion - yikes!  And it was just inches from Wendy's finger as she picked up the shower curtain - talk about a shock!  Thankfully no one was injured (except the scorpion, which was smashed with the nearest available shoe!)


Can you find this final creature? Of all the creatures shown so far, this one probably is the most havoc-producing. One minute, she is trying to pull down a laptop by its cord, and the next, she is making a disaster area of the kitchen! But she's also quite loveable, as you can see in the following picture.


May your Thanksgiving be filled of plenty of good surprises as well!

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