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Post by Hezz on Feb 13, 2018 20:21:46 GMT
No photos, unfortunately, of Loki trying to oust a very large cricket from his perching tree. The cricket had been inside the house for around a week, his body at least as long as my index finger, probably cleaning up some dead insects ... I hope. Anyway he, Mr Cricket, took up overnight residence in the cardboard centre of a toilet paper roll, part of Loki's many and varied things to play/chew on. All I could see of Mr Cricket was one very long feeler sticking out the top, waving around. When Loki flew to his tree, I was sure that Mr Cricket was staying put and Loki would back off. Oh, no. Not on your nelly. Loki pulled and poked and jabbed as well as he could to remove Mr Cricket, even chewing on the roll to get further down, but Mr Cricket was just as stubborn. Neither were going to give up without a fight, and I figured Mr Cricket might just come off the worse, so intervened. Loki had grabbed hold of this feeler to try to pull him out, I did the same, trying not to break it - he was hanging on for dear life inside that little toilet roll - how can one little insect have such powers?? So eventually I took the roll outside, and "encouraged" Mr Cricket to find his way out the other end with a spare perch. It did take some encouraging, but we got there in the end, hopefully he has gone off to do the cricket-y things that crickets do, but outside this time.  |
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Post by ffiscool on Feb 13, 2018 20:59:57 GMT
Ooh. Bit whatever there for a minute. Well done on saving him
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Post by Deleted on Feb 13, 2018 21:56:28 GMT
What a kind thing to do for the cricket. Good for you Hezz. |
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Post by helenmat on Feb 13, 2018 22:16:07 GMT
Would Loki eat the cricket if he got hold of it or are they herbivores? Well done for rescuing the cricket.
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Post by Marianne Marlow on Feb 13, 2018 23:08:59 GMT
I think that he would eat a cricket or locust wouldn't he Hezz?
Well done on saving Mr Cricket.
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Post by OP on Feb 14, 2018 8:22:49 GMT
Was Loki a bit miffed he didn't get his cricket treat after all his efforts. Well done for caring about a little creature, noisy as they can be.  |
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Post by jellybean on Feb 14, 2018 8:53:22 GMT
Mr Cricket lives to fight another day 😀
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 14, 2018 10:35:45 GMT
I'm sooo glad you intervened Hezz! I was wondering for a while what was going to be the end result! A lovely Loki story... perhaps it was best that the pictures wern't there as my mind was as usual conjuring up the biggest cricket you've ever seen (and you know how us women say insects as much bigger than they actually are)  |
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Post by stevex on Feb 14, 2018 18:24:21 GMT
Very good of you to intervene Hezz , I'm sure he appreciates it and he's off to tell his mates...all 2 million of them.  He's come back now to say thanks...  |
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Post by OP on Feb 14, 2018 19:29:01 GMT
I just hope they don't keep you awake when they have the knees up and stridulating. |
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Post by clt80 on Feb 14, 2018 19:45:58 GMT
Omg Stevex! Lol!!!
I will have nightmares tonight with that enlarged vision of a crickets head!!!!
Glad Mr Cricket was saved and has gone back outside to find Mrs Cricket and the many cricket kids.
Poor Loki, I bet his face was a picture when he clapped eyes on an intruder in HIS toilet roll.
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Post by Hezz on Feb 15, 2018 7:51:28 GMT
I'm not sure what Loki would eventually done have with the poor cricket, whether he would have eaten it, or part of, (they are omnivores) given up, or pulled bits off but I had a feeling that it wouldn't be pretty, and Mr Cricket really wasn't doing anyone any harm. |
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Post by samwiseg on Feb 16, 2018 10:56:02 GMT
Very good of you to intervene Hezz , I'm sure he appreciates it and he's off to tell his mates...all 2 million of them. He's come back now to say thanks... Bawahaha! This had me in stitches!!! |
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