In was once walking around the woods on an island here and found a giant milipede. Really, really big. I had no idea ones that size inhabited this area. I always thought you had to go to Africa or South America to see them this big.
The thing I like about asking questions is that you never know what will crop up in the answers. I wasn't expecting a big millipede. Sounds as though it came from Shelob's cave. (You don't live in Middle Earth by any chance?)
I have no idea. It's possible as far as I'm concerned. I only seen things like this on Animal Planet and in books. What makes it weirder in a coincidental way was the Island we saw it on was Deer Island which is the Skull and Bones summer camp. We didn't know it was at the time being teenagers. ( queue spooky theremin music)
Yeah it was kinda gross but they move so slow and are so sluggish it was no biggie. Now if it was one of those quick as lightening centipedes that size? EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW I'm out!
The Great Egret....resides in the Okefenokee Swamp. They usually live in tropical areas. They were once about to go extinct but had some of the first laws written to protect them.
It's true Glis! Rooster and I both have seen them. We may live int he same state; but oodles of miles from one another. They are beautiful. They are fast too.
He's definitely unusual. Mrs D and I have been living in our home since 1963 and last week, for the first time, I found a quail in the garden. We've had all sorts of unusual birds but that quail blew me away. Dunno where he came from.
The Ruffed Grouse is the state bird here in Pennsylvania. I always see them around the house. Usually when they fly by they are not more than 8 or 10 feet above ground. They blend in with fallen leaves and always wait until I almost step on them before they take off and surprise the hell out of me.