Friday, September 17, 2010

Gigantic Turtle and Grasshopper/Praying Mantis?


Took these shots at Pittsburgh Zoo last month. They did a great job molding this giant turtle.
Also love this grasshopper who is standing tall at the entrance of the Kids Zoofari.

Have a god Friday everyone. Just a quick update here before I start doing laundry and later on go to my dental appointment.
Posted by Chubskulit Rose at Friday, September 17, 2010 Labels:

20 comments:

  1. aldon @ orient lodgeSeptember 17, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    They are spectacular, but I must say the grasshopper looks more like a praying mantis

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  2. Chubskulit RoseSeptember 17, 2010 at 4:13 PM

    Hi Aldon, I think you are right about the praying matis. Thanks!

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  3. RussSeptember 18, 2010 at 4:52 AM

    No matter what they are they did a fantastic job. Nice pictures and have a wonderful weekend.

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  4. FranciscaSeptember 18, 2010 at 7:01 AM

    That's a praying mantis... cool sculpts, both of them!

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  5. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 7:09 AM

    So delightful and playful! Lovely.

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  6. Brad MyersSeptember 18, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    It is a good thing they are not real or I would have been running the other way. A pleasant different take on camera critters.

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  7. EdsSeptember 18, 2010 at 8:26 AM

    Oh my! I'm really scared of the praying mantis! It's like he's ready to attack anytime..

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  8. KcalpeshSeptember 18, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    Cool :-)

    Pixellicious Photos

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  9. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 11:30 AM

    That is a praying mantis! Nice photos, I actually thought it was a real turtle when I looked at the thumb on my blog!

    Photos of all Fids - Come and join the fun!

    Trough The Photographs

    -Corina, Cookie and the Flock

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  10. Mel_ColeSeptember 18, 2010 at 12:42 PM

    Wow, beautiful moldings and very nice pictures you got here, Rose. Someday, maka-bisita rin kami dyan. :)

    My Camera Critters here

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  11. Mel Avila AlarillaSeptember 18, 2010 at 2:16 PM

    Wow, I thought the turtle was real. They made a great job molding that turtle. Yes, that's not a grasshopper but a praying mantis. Thanks for the post. God bless you all always.

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  12. OskarSeptember 18, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    That turtle is amazing!

    Thanks for stopping by my blog today.

    Nubbin wiggles,
    Oskar

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  13. LindaSeptember 18, 2010 at 6:02 PM

    very interesting statues, and I agree with other and think it is a praying mantis

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  14. Carolina MountainsSeptember 18, 2010 at 7:01 PM

    Looks like a praying mantis both art works are great.

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  15. AnonymousSeptember 18, 2010 at 7:08 PM

    Wow! A giant-sized insect sure is intimidating. I'm glad they're small in real life.

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  16. jabblogSeptember 19, 2010 at 12:18 AM

    Both sculptures are most life-like, I'm glad we don't have insects that size any more. They were huge in the time before dinosaurs.

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  17. Trish ~ ♥ ~September 19, 2010 at 3:54 AM

    great BIG critters!

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  18. eileeninmdSeptember 19, 2010 at 5:32 AM

    Cool! I love these critters.

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 19, 2010 at 4:57 PM

    At first glance, I thought they were real ...they look real....nice photos dear.

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  20. DhemzSeptember 19, 2010 at 6:18 PM

    pede pala tong manakaw...ehehhehe! kaso ang bigat...lol!

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