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So, there was a rather large katydid in my apartment building. I kept having the feeling that I should move it so it wouldn't get squished for being a large insect invading our homes by people who didn't know any better.
Eventually, I attempted to catch it and it landed on the second story balcony door. I opened the door and ushered it out. It flew away majestically, as one would expect.
Now, I should point out here that katydids are one of my favorite insects and they have a cousin, the leafhopper. As a child I spent many days among the grass playing with leafhoppers and twice I actually saw what is known as a "candy-striped" leafhopper. Considering the abundance of regular ones, I always thought of these as extremely rare.
One day after releasing the katydid, I was poking around in the Makerspace "garden" and lo-and-behold, my third candy-striped leafhopper put in an appearance.
I'd like to think that Nature was rewarding me for letting the katydid out, but my rational mind says, "No, you idiot, it's coincidence".
Well, I'm quite content to consider it a reward, thank you.
Eventually, I attempted to catch it and it landed on the second story balcony door. I opened the door and ushered it out. It flew away majestically, as one would expect.
Now, I should point out here that katydids are one of my favorite insects and they have a cousin, the leafhopper. As a child I spent many days among the grass playing with leafhoppers and twice I actually saw what is known as a "candy-striped" leafhopper. Considering the abundance of regular ones, I always thought of these as extremely rare.
One day after releasing the katydid, I was poking around in the Makerspace "garden" and lo-and-behold, my third candy-striped leafhopper put in an appearance.
I'd like to think that Nature was rewarding me for letting the katydid out, but my rational mind says, "No, you idiot, it's coincidence".
Well, I'm quite content to consider it a reward, thank you.