Look At The Size Of It!!! [Archive]

Fishy

24th March 2006, 15:44

Shit has anyone seen a stick insect this big in NZ??? Sarah just found it at home walking along outside the front door...

Postie

24th March 2006, 15:46

i've seen one that big in NZ, look here

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=26760

bugjuice

24th March 2006, 15:47

I have, but the law prohibits me to show it off..

and yes, I've seen one that size, or there abouts.. cool, huh?
also seen a spider the size of my hand too

SimJen

24th March 2006, 15:47

Yeah man, we get them all the time. Awesome weird ass creatures.
My wife even sat on one accidently she was gutted, and the little fella didn't move again. :(

Fishy

24th March 2006, 15:49

Thats wicked!. I have never seen an insect that big in NZ before.

Fishy

24th March 2006, 15:51

i've seen one that big in NZ, look here

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=26760

There's always one eh Postie :nya:

Smorg

24th March 2006, 15:51

Its just a baby mate. i have a photo from when i was a kid living in aussie and theres a stick insect on my back that streches the length of my body think i was 5ish at the time:shutup: :shutup: :shutup:

Colapop

24th March 2006, 15:53

That's a little 'un. They can be twice that size (bigger ov'seas). Not quite as much fun as weta's but still good to freak chicks out with.
We Harvestman (men) down here. They're not spiders although they look like them.

Fishy

24th March 2006, 15:56

Yeah I have seen pics of huge ones overseas, but that is big for a NZ one isn't it? We get a shit load of weta's at our place. They are wickedly evil looking fuckers. Imagine if they were the size of the ones in King Kong!.

bugjuice

24th March 2006, 16:53

http://www.microcosmos.org.uk/pics8/face3.jpg
http://www.harink.com/~benjamin/pbf2004/2004_1009B0059_resize.JPG
http://www.allhatnocattle.net/giant%20stick.jpg
http://www.schools.ash.org.au/murrumba/inspace/images/goliath.jpg

and the most famous stick insect:
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/blog/lohan/images/victoria.jpg

DirtMad

24th March 2006, 17:04

Crikey! Thats a big one` . Make sure you get out the magnifying glass on a real sunny day to get some good detailed viewing :niceone: hehe

ZorsT

24th March 2006, 18:33

that one is large-ish, but i've seen bigger here, in the bathroom.

They were living in the pepper tree, and climbing in the open window.

Gave me a few frights as i'm having a pee and look left to see a 5inch long (green one) on the wall!

Jackrat

24th March 2006, 19:07

We have a Microcarpa hedge out the back and it gets loaded with em' that size an bigger every summer.
Neat critters I reckon.:niceone:

Flatcap

24th March 2006, 19:20

We have a Microcarpa hedge out the back and it gets loaded with em' that size an bigger every summer.
Neat critters I reckon.:niceone:

I agree - all we get at our place is huge slimy tiger slugs. Gimme stick insects any day

Timber020

24th March 2006, 20:29

You find them alot in pencil cyprus's, the biggest I have seen was as thick as my little finger and 300mm long (as long as my pruning saw). I didnt know they could get that big! Was so big I was kinda scared of it.

kels

24th March 2006, 21:52

Yup saw one that big in January. We had been on a picnic and my mate rode all the way from Mill Bay to my place with it stuck on her helmet! Is that one cool bug or what! It had the ride of its life!

Fishy

27th March 2006, 08:55

Yup saw one that big in January. We had been on a picnic and my mate rode all the way from Mill Bay to my place with it stuck on her helmet! Is that one cool bug or what! It had the ride of its life!

I hope he had his helmet on :niceone: