Kiss Me, Katydid

Just noticed the Shakespearian reference.

:-)

… Jim McClarin, 18 April, 2010 - 12:09am

Nice one!

Man, I have just got to get myself a cooperative insect to pose with! I haven't submitted a portrait because I don't much care for having my picture taken. But everyone looks better with a big insect sharing the spotlight, right! :-)

My parents like to tell the story that they used to take me to the Smithsonian Museum (in D.C.) and how fascinated I was by the Insect Zoo. They claim I used to really freak other people out because I was like 3 or 4 years old and I was totally unphased by holding the gigantic hissing cockroaches and millipedes. I wish I had pictures of that to submit!

… Harsi S. Parker, 27 January, 2010 - 1:17pm

I LOVE that insect zoo!

The Smithsonian Natural History Museum is my favorite place in D.C. - where else can you go from the Burgess Shale to the Hope Diamond to the hissing cockroaches in a five-minute stroll? (Not that it ever takes just five minutes...)

I've found large insects like mantids and this katydid to be the best self-portrait co-posers, they move relatively slowly and don't panic easily. Moths in daylight are very docile and unwilling to fly away once they've found a surface to perch on. (If it's dark, they're gone in a flash, though.)

… Abigail Parker, 27 January, 2010 - 1:59pm

Clever:-)

Clever caption, Abigail! And the gender symbol applies to both of you:-)

… Eric R. Eaton, 16 January, 2010 - 1:53pm

Thanks! :-D

I thought it was probably female, without a brown stridulatory area, but didn't want to make any assumptions. I've submitted a better photo of the insect, too, without my face in the way :-)

… Abigail Parker, 16 January, 2010 - 2:27pm