Creepy crawlies

The first specimen is an impressive praying mantis. I always love seeing these things as they look so unusual. 

A stowaway

He looked like a folded leaf

The second example of creepy crawlies is a more disgusting tale. The other day I went to soak some beans for dinner the next day. Now, I'm used to picking the odd weevil or two out of my beans or rice, washing everything thoroughly and well... just getting on with cooking them really. But this bag of beans was like no other. When I put it down on the counter it was almost moving along! I realised that there had been a weevil party going on, a weevil explosion, and my beans had boosted the weevil population considerably. I don't know how long I had been storing them for but they were now inedible (note to self, eat beans when you buy them). Unfortunately I had opened the bag so I had to find a way to dispose of them. I had no choice but to soak the beans, kill the evil weevils and then throw the beans away. 

In the photo the small things (many many dark dots) are weevils. This is not an appetising photo. Needless to say, I did not eat beans for dinner the next day.