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Published: 2014-11-27 03:05:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 381; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 0
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Possibly as Asian Long Horned Beetle?
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Halo........you are so kind.
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I looked it up on Google, probably not. The ALHB is mostly black with white spots in a pattern similar to this six-legged pedestrian.
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That's strange...........the pic. I saw was almost exactly the same!
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Yes...................huge!
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No! He is beautiful?
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Well, if he doesn't come close to me!
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Isn't he/she fantastic???????????
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Yes How many inches long is it ?
It looks big
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Oh nice and big 
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You are right my precious Gigi....
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OH!
I am so sorry BUT so necessary???????????
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It is a cool looking bug though @ 0@
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Yes......I think so.
No more just yet but expecting!
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.......and what is it??????????Β
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Well, I ain't no insect specialist, honey. However, this is a beetle (not to be confused with a bug since it has wing covers and can fly) and it is endemic to Sri Lanka. That narrows down my search. Go go, Danger Ranger...!
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I wrote the name in one of the pics.......someone on d/a knew it!
Too slowΒ Β
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I am not a biologist so I was clueless.
I tend to lean more toward geology.
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Me too.
Loved Geography at scool where we did Geology also.
We drove to a lot of places in the USA and it was marvellous to see the Geology.
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Since the Smokies are among the oldest mountains on Earth, one can study a lot of history in the rocks, some of which are over 500,000,000 years old. There are layers of sediment and in some places, metamorphic and igneous strata. Where I patrol, there are two outcrops, the Anakeesta and Ochoe. The Anakeesta is a sediment that used to bottom an inland sea. The Ochoe is where the mountains actually jutted up from the magma below. After two billion years, the mountains have worn down from a height bigger than the Himalayas to their current size of a tad under seven thousand feet.
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It's all so amazing how this Earth has evolved and allows us to see and know what has gone on.
I love your enthusiasm for so much.
Will have to make a visit one day.
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I look forward to being your guide in the Smokies.
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Thank you...I would enjoy that.
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A pleasure, dear Jenny, no doubt. I look forward to hiking in the Smokies with you on our team.
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Stay in touch and let me know when the date rolls closer so we can plan when and where to meet up.
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