tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post2142276831387077431..comments2023-11-02T21:46:26.482+13:00Comments on Violet goes green, sort of: Waiter! There's a bug in my soup!Violethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-41643077982146410882009-01-04T14:10:00.000+13:002009-01-04T14:10:00.000+13:00helen: your wetas weren't delivered inside your fo...helen: your wetas weren't delivered inside your food because Suki knows you're a vegetarian :-)Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-12331413468077751942009-01-02T23:51:00.000+13:002009-01-02T23:51:00.000+13:00i confess - the weta was an xmas gift from suki th...i confess - the weta was an xmas gift from suki the cat; she's brought me two as well, altho she didn't manage to deliver mine so thoughtfully into a cooked meal, just left the poor things lying dead on the floor (same place she leaves the cicadas, moths, butterflies & flies). she says she's working on a mouse for dave's birthday.helen varley jamiesonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04788792297587981520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-12709456735676663312008-12-28T19:31:00.000+13:002008-12-28T19:31:00.000+13:00angela: yeah our Christmas was great,thanks.desire...angela: yeah our Christmas was great,thanks.<BR/><BR/>desiree: well, our weta was more shy but greedier!Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-83957768719280887732008-12-27T21:37:00.000+13:002008-12-27T21:37:00.000+13:00We used to have a resident weta that lived in a cr...We used to have a resident weta that lived in a crack near our doorbell. When our visitors rang it the weta would give them a hell of a fright when it popped out to say hello. It got evicted by a huge bush spider a while back and we haven't seen it since. The boy's cooking must be *that* good if your one tried to eat from the pot :-PAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-29722230812032949652008-12-27T14:56:00.000+13:002008-12-27T14:56:00.000+13:00Yes a whole is better than a half.Food and bugs YU...Yes a whole is better than a half.<BR/><BR/>Food and bugs YUCK!<BR/><BR/>Hope your christmas was very merryAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786127130691625566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-24769156551231277632008-12-26T15:00:00.000+13:002008-12-26T15:00:00.000+13:00pbs: It might've been crawling on the ceiling abov...pbs: It might've been crawling on the ceiling above the stove and just fell in, but really - who knows?<BR/><BR/>nigel: Giant wetas are huge. Weta are just big.<BR/><BR/>donnasoowho: it's probably better if you don't know. The extra protein is probably beneficial.<BR/><BR/>aprilbapryll: Wasn't the link to the wikipedia link useful? Anyway, so now you have an idea of what I found in my dinner. It definitely stopped both of us from eating the rest of our food!Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-21583407375092975752008-12-26T05:36:00.000+13:002008-12-26T05:36:00.000+13:00I had to look up a weta -- so, a giant brown ugly ...I had to look up a weta -- so, a giant brown ugly cricket? Yuck! I don't know that I would continue eating, even if I made it. <BR/><BR/>Merry Christmas!aprilbapryllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11586137769786683247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-2875424435531996562008-12-25T22:11:00.000+13:002008-12-25T22:11:00.000+13:00EOW! At least it's not a flying ant. there are p...EOW! At least it's not a flying ant. there are probably loads of them in our food at the moment and we'd be none the wiser.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-13686162558530423512008-12-25T17:44:00.000+13:002008-12-25T17:44:00.000+13:00Aren't wetas huge? Like a small bird.Aren't wetas huge? <BR/>Like a small bird.Watson Woodworth https://www.blogger.com/profile/18056045044039701907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6085694.post-87381907309032891692008-12-25T15:14:00.000+13:002008-12-25T15:14:00.000+13:00Merry Christmas! Do those bugs fly? If so that cou...Merry Christmas! Do those bugs fly? If so that could be how it got in there, or carried in on clothing, etc.PBShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01672893473413051922noreply@blogger.com