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Postby amazincc » June 14th, 2008, 5:10 am

I just took the dogs out to go potty. It's dark out, quiet... I see this strange furry-looking animal on my neighbors steps. :shock: :shock: :shock:
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Sort of spread-eagled, tail straight up, just sitting there.
I kicked the banister a few times but it wouldn't move. I have a suspicion that it's some sort of rabid flying monkey-squirrel. :|
I took pics w/out the flash - I don't want that thing to jump at me.

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I finally scurried past it VERY quickly, almost strangling the dogs in my hurry to get down the stairs.
When we came back, I figured it had ample time to move, and I let the dogs off their leashes to run upstairs, but - CRAP! - at the last second I saw that it was still sitting in the same spot! And before I could call them back Mick had happily pounced on it. :sad2: :cry:



To scientists everywhere this furry little beast is known as a madidus puter palma folium.


The dogs are still slapping their knees and howling w/laughter. :nono:
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Postby mnp13 » June 14th, 2008, 5:35 am

without looking up the Latin, I'm guessing it is a leaf?
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Postby amazincc » June 14th, 2008, 5:39 am

Wet rotting palm leaf. And it DID look positively menacing AND dangerous in the dark. AND rabid. :oops:
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Postby iluvk9 » June 14th, 2008, 6:01 am

I thought I saw a tail on it. :shock:
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Postby amazincc » June 14th, 2008, 6:37 am

There WAS a tail. :shock:


It's called a stem in scientific circles.
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Postby jmashaney » June 14th, 2008, 7:49 am

I thought it was an animal too!!! That is really funny.
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Postby pitbullmamaliz » June 14th, 2008, 7:50 am

lmao

I shouldn't laugh though. When I went to Puerto Rico last year, my dad and I were walking around at his job and we saw this THING on the wall outside. It was probably 12-16" long, and since it was dark out it looked like some kind of gigantic flying creature - bat, abnormally large insect, SOMETHING. So we're tip-toeing around it, trying to get close to get a picture without it flying at us. One of his co-workers comes by and says, with a completely straight face (to his credit!), "it's a fish tail." My, we felt like asses. But it was funny!

Here is the bat/flying insect/fish tail from hell.

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Postby amazincc » June 14th, 2008, 7:54 am

That would've scared the crap out of me! :shock:




Jessica called the police last year while I was in NY, because we had a big bat in our kitchen. When they finally showed up they caught it w/my kitchen colander... it was a moth that had cast a HUGE shadow on the wall. LMAO
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Postby pitbullmamaliz » June 14th, 2008, 7:55 am

:spit:
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Postby madremissy » June 14th, 2008, 10:39 am

:giggle:
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Postby CinderDee » June 14th, 2008, 3:51 pm

Priceless! lol
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Postby TheRedQueen » June 14th, 2008, 8:24 pm

Okay, I thought they were both scary little animals...got me!

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Postby katiek0417 » June 16th, 2008, 10:58 am

It does look scary...hopefully Mick didn't bring this palm leaf to you...
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