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Offline alec

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« Reply #20 on: July 04, 2008, 15:04:12 PM »
No, if it looks like a grasshopper it is a grasshopper.  Or a cricket.  There was one in the restaurant last night.  I picked it up and it bit me hard enough to draw blood.  There's another kind that you see on the Üzümlü-Fethiye road at night.  There used to be crabs there too (I'm not joking) but I haven't seen any for a long time.  Cicadas look like giant greenfly with wings, only brown.
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Offline Rindaloo

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« Reply #21 on: July 04, 2008, 15:34:26 PM »
Cicadas have their eyes wide apart.   They have a blunt head.  Google them, you'll see what I mean.  We had one in the villa.  I assumed it was a huge wasp (didn't have glasses on), so I shot it.....  It wasn't till I took the coughing remains outside I realised my mistake. -oops...
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« Reply #22 on: July 04, 2008, 16:23:30 PM »
It was coughing because it's not used to shots of raki!
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Offline Crabbit

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« Reply #23 on: July 04, 2008, 19:44:16 PM »
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Originally posted by alec

No, if it looks like a grasshopper it is a grasshopper.  Or a cricket.  There was one in the restaurant last night.  I picked it up and it bit me hard enough to draw blood.  There's another kind that you see on the Üzümlü-Fethiye road at night.  There used to be crabs there too (I'm not joking) but I haven't seen any for a long time.  Cicadas look like giant greenfly with wings, only brown.


Leave me out of this, I don`t wander up Uzumlu.    :D
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« Reply #24 on: July 05, 2008, 07:33:43 AM »
My apologies,it was a great blooming grasshopper walking the dog!
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Offline salford Al

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« Reply #25 on: July 06, 2008, 13:19:06 PM »
When we were over in June there was loads of wild life. There seemed to be an invasion of moths. Is it like this each year at that time?

A visitor to our house killed a three foot snake just down the lane. Do we need to kill them?

We were socialising at a neighbors house and on our way out had to negotiate the biggest cricket/grasshopper I have seen. At least 6 inches long.

Another night after socialising we had a six inch scorpion waiting on our doorstep to welcome us in.

Another night after socialising in the Wine House we were on our way home around midnight and had what I think was a fox in our headlights about 20yds. in front. It was smaller and thinner than a Brit fox and had great big ears.


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« Reply #26 on: July 06, 2008, 15:20:39 PM »
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Originally posted by salford Al

We were socialising at a neighbors house and on our way out had to negotiate the biggest cricket/grasshopper I have seen. At least 6 inches long.

Another night after socialising we had a six inch scorpion waiting on our doorstep to welcome us in.

Another night after socialising in the Wine House we were on our way home around midnight and had what I think was a fox in our headlights about 20yds. in front. It was smaller and thinner than a Brit fox and had great big ears.


I think you should stop socialising.    :D
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« Reply #27 on: July 06, 2008, 19:26:53 PM »
Salford A, I think you're right, the wildlife does seem to be bigger and better this year.  I've had 2 snakes in the garden (both vipers) the biggest spider I've ever seen on the kitchen door and I've spotted the 'fox' too.  A friend had a 6" scorpion (black) by her pool.
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Offline bikerchickblonde

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« Reply #28 on: July 06, 2008, 20:37:53 PM »
I've got a viper and black scorpions and loads of frogs!
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Offline tillyfloss

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« Reply #29 on: July 07, 2008, 08:21:00 AM »
Vipers!!!!

Is there a doctor in Uzumlu who has antidotes etc?

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