The other day I was sitting on my porch minding my own business when I felt a little tickling at the back of my neck. I thought it was my ponytail, so I reached up to brush it off . . . and SCREAMED. I looked down to see what creature I had brushed off my neck and found this fascinating insect.
Then we trapped it in a jar and had a little science lesson about how some bugs look like their surroundings to keep them safe from predators. The kids loved looking at it - from the safety of the jar. At one point it was climbing up the glass and then fell off, and Colin jumped and cried, "Mommy, the bug scared me." It was a pretty fun experience . . . once I got it off my neck. Later we put it in a bush and the kids really got to see how well their bug blended in to the leaves.
