Creepy is the theme for the Weekly Photo Challenge.

How creepy is this to look up and be surrounded by stuffed jungle animals staring down at you with their glassy eyes, forever captured in time?

Fosters-Jungle

These trophies can be found at Foster’s Bighorn Restaurant and Bar in Rio Vista, California. I find them rather fascinating, if a bit creepy.

If this doesn’t creep you out, then perhaps this next photo will. A praying mantis decided to fly onto my husband’s ball cap, change to the light brown color to blend in (nice try) and try it’s claw at being a hat accessory. My husband thought it was cool, hence the photo–sorry a little fuzzy.

Hat-Accessory
Praying mantis adorns my husband’s hat.

Insects do not bother me, unless they take the form of a black widow spider, 10 million ants, or a cockroach. Praying mantises are beneficial critters but look kind of creepy with their praying appendages and all-knowing eyes.


27 responses to “Creepy Critters”

  1. garym6059 Avatar

    Praying mantises are some of the coolest creatures on earth!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      I agree, Gary! I wish I had gotten a better shot of him 🙂

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  2. bettylouise31 Avatar

    This reminds of the insects people brought to the Master Gardener clinics. One you wouldn’t believe is the ladybug larvae. My Creepy is no so good. Here’s the link

    DAILY POST CREEPY

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      I saw your post. Your spiders were VERY creepy!!

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      1. bettylouise31 Avatar

        Most spiders are our friends. Three that are not black widow, brown recluse and the aggressive house spider.

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  3. Priceless Joy Avatar

    Yes, I have to say, this is a little creepy – both the dead stuffed animals and the praying mantis on the hat. LOL

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      So glad they creeped you out, PJ, LOL!

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  4. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar

    Are all those animals real?? That is creepy. I don’t find the praying mantis creepy at all. How neat! I wasn’t aware they could change colors!
    Melinda

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      Yes, Melinda, they are ALL real. They were bagged back in the day when big game hunting was looked on as sport. Crazy, huh?

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      1. purpleslobinrecovery Avatar

        Wow, I’m not sure if I’d be able to eat with all those eyes on me! lol

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  5. Indah Susanti Avatar

    That’s indeed creepy! I will feel haunted already by their looks..they used to be living being.. cool entry to the challenge!

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      Indah, the room is full of them! It’s sad but they are somehow immortalized!

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  6. desleyjane Avatar

    Yep. Creepy. I don’t get killing for so-called-sport.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      Me either! I’m glad all the hoopla over the dentist here in the US, who hunted and killed the African lion, brought this into the main media. Such a tragedy.

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      1. desleyjane Avatar

        Absolutely. That guy was an arrogant idiot but yes it did raise awareness for the issue so something useful came out of it.

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  7. DailyMusings Avatar

    I think a praying mantis means good luck! those animals are for sure creepy!

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  9. The Sock Mistress Avatar

    I don’t mind bugs either. Mind you, we don’t have anything very large or creepy around here anyway.

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  10. Carol Carlisle Avatar

    Preying mantis pretty, giant stuffed animals very creepy! Good choices.

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  11. phoenixgrey85 Avatar
    phoenixgrey85

    Both phtos are suitably creepy. I don’t like insects at all. Spiders are the worst. Shudder.

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  12. Deb Avatar

    Praying mantis are good luck, creepy animals not so much!! Terri I have nominated you for Blogger Recognition Award find link here…congratulations! https://onceuponahotflash.wordpress.com/2015/08/15/blogger-recognition-award/

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      Oh, thank you, Deb. I will check it out!

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      1. Deb Avatar

        You’re very welcome! 🙂

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  13. lisadorenfest Avatar

    The first one DEFINITELY creeped me out. And for some odd reason, it reminded me of a story from long ago. My college roommate was a huge DOORS fan. She had Jim Morrison posters all over our room. One night, when I was alone in the room, I felt eyes upon me. I looked around and noticed that JIm was staring at me from every angle. Totally creeped me out. But your image is much creepier than that.

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    1. Terri Webster Schrandt Avatar

      And that restaurant is FULL of those stuffed animals–100s of them! Hmmm. Jim Morrison’s eyes–that would be weird!

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