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Old 08-12-2013, 10:09 AM
 
Location: Chapel Hill, N.C.
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I would freak out if I ran across something like this. Gross

World's biggest insect is so huge it eats carrots - Telegraph
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Old 08-12-2013, 08:40 PM
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Location: the west side of "paradise"
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YIK! YIK! YIK! And said to be the size of 3 (blind) mice!
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Old 08-12-2013, 08:49 PM
 
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I think it's pretty marvelous actually.

~Katy
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Old 08-14-2013, 06:50 PM
 
Location: In The South
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I would freak out if I ran across something like this. Gross

World's biggest insect is so huge it eats carrots - Telegraph
And it has WINGS! omg, RUN!
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Old 08-14-2013, 07:33 PM
 
Location: SE Michigan
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I think it's pretty marvelous actually.

~Katy
Me too.
As long as I know something like that is benign, why the fear?
Dogs and cats have bigger teeth, mosquitoes carry more diseases, other ninsects sting, fellow humans pose the biggest risk.
I think that thing is really cool.
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Old 08-14-2013, 08:23 PM
 
Location: East Bay Area
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would any body step on it?
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Old 08-14-2013, 09:57 PM
 
Location: Newport Beach, California
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would any body step on it?
Oh absolutely!!!!! Nasty!!!!!!

I hate the following bugs

This has to be the ugliest bug ever
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Old 08-15-2013, 02:58 AM
 
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Oh my gosh, I would freak out if I came across a bug that big, that is insane.
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Old 08-15-2013, 03:37 AM
 
Location: Yellow cottage, green doors.
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Regular crickets eat carrots.
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Old 08-15-2013, 01:17 PM
 
Location: mainland but born oahu
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I would freak out if I ran across something like this. Gross

World's biggest insect is so huge it eats carrots - Telegraph
Aloha, oh man that not bad, thats about the size of our cockroaches in Oahu, and they have wings and fly lol.
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