this little guy is apparently a round headed (?) katydids, or diddy for friends. he is also apparently not the fruit of nuclear induced genetic alterations or photoshop. i found him (or her) here. s/he comes from michigan and is quite the chunkster.

[i hope, miss emma, that you will not here comment on the little incident the other night, namely my hysterical hyperventilation upon discovering that a seedy cockroach-infant had been fondling my lower back for quite some time. had it been diddy, perhaps the initial horror or irrational phobia over the feeling of tiny insect legs on skin would have been replaced by a sense of wonder and astonishment. i'd like to think so anyway.]