The collected works of ScottyB

Well, its been a long time between posts. I’m alive, so you can stop sending my Mum flowers with your condolences.

As is typically the case with this blog, its becoming more of a ‘photo spot’. Not that its a bad thing (to me anyway) as photos are definitely a huge point of interest for me, a hobby if you will, so without further adieu - I bring you KatieWoo and ScottyB’s trip to the Hunter Valley.

It all began as an idea, Katie thought for my B’Day, she would treat me to a lovely overnighter somewhere up the Hunter, including a stay in a posh hotel, wine tours, all the fancy stuff associated with doing the ’rounds’ in the Vineyards.

Unfortunately with my input, we ended up vegging out in the hotel, watching movies on Arena and other Fox channels (in fairness, it rained most of the time on Sunday night, so going ‘out and about’ wasn’t really possible - without being silly anyway) and ended up spending most of Monday at the Hunter Valley Zoo. Yeah I know. But it was my Birthday remember? :p

The camera didn’t make much of an appearance on Sunday. We took it easy on the way up, had a nice drive, a stop at Maccas for lunch and a Mint McFlurry (Kate’s new favourite thing) before checking into the Hotel at a little before 2pm. We got some supplies, cheese, crackers, dip etc. And headed out to Peterson House wineries for Kate’s sparkling pink Champagne. We weren’t long back to the Hotel before Kate was into the Champerz, so we watched some of the Wrong Man on TV and then US Marshalls. Awesome.

Dinner fast approaching, we pulled ourselves from the comfy bed and got ready. Lazzarini’s at the Hunter Valley Gardens.

Now I’ll be the first to say I wasn’t truly into the idea of one of these ‘flowery menu item’ restaurants. An Agnello, Herb and Parmesan scented Lamb rack with sweet potato Gratinato, young basil and black olive paint. I mean - WTF. I can’t pronounce most of it, surely its just lamb with herbs, Parmesan and some toppings right?

Wrong. Sensationally good food - I was uneducated and a skeptic before. I was an appreciating believer as I left satisfied.

After finally dropping off to sleep, an annoying Mosquito at bay thanks to a Mosquito net over the bed, a snorer at bay thanks to my constant pushing and tickling her nose, it was smooth sailing ’till the morning.

We had a gorgeous breakfast at the Hotel, eggs, bacon, toast and a roasted tomato for me, Pancakes with strawberries and banana for Katie, then set off for the Hunter Valley Zoo.

The weather wasn’t perfect, drizzly rain for much of the day with the occasional heavy shower, but it didn’t dampen our spirits. We were two of about 10 people who were at the Zoo that day and looking about, the experience we got and the lovely people there, you’d have to wonder why the place wasn;t packed to the brim - especially in School Holidays.

Nonetheless, we had a ball. Almost lost an Umbrella along the way and left with plenty of smiles, great memories and hopefully some really cool photos.

We had a late lunch at Harrigans Irish Pub before heading home.

All in all a fantastic weekend. Can’t wait for the next one - thanks Katie x

Caught the tail end of the storm this evening, nice little front that’s dumped loads of rain along the East Coast again. About 6:30pm it rolled in, just skirting along the bottom of the Lake, the clouds generating up North and turning wild in the Southern skies. Was lucky again to be sitting watching it from the other side of the Lake, lots of light show and plenty of noise (unfortunately the lightning was mostly behind the clouds this time) but nonetheless, some great colours.

Didn’t get wet at all, it passed right by the little viewing spot and headed on its merry way.

Photos were taken over the period of an hour or so from ~7pm to 8pm. Then it started raining, so I had to pack up.

Yep, you guessed it, a PS3 post.

Look, its been a while since I’ve rambled on about the PS3 and its myriad of awesome, awesome games, so gimme a break okay?! Right.. with that out of the way…

Burnout Paradise on the PS3, its not hard to come up with a few lovely words to describe this title. Brilliant, awesome, fantastic, excellent, all come to mind. This really is the coolest racing title I’ve probably ever played on any system. There’s loads of cars, plenty of events but the highlight is definitely the city. Paradise City.

From the very beginning, as soon as you seamlessly boot up the game, you’re immersed in an entire city. Streets upon streets, filled with carparks, ramps, billboards, restaurants, stadiums.. its all there, its all a huge functioning city, filled with traffic and chaos. Basically everywhere you can see, you can drive. Nothing is off limits, nothing needs to be tediously unlocked or released.

You can drive anywhere.

Such is the size of the city, it takes hours of driving about before you’ll see everything, yet its not daunting. Criterion Games have done a fantastic job of making such a large space so ’small’ and manageable. You’re rarely lost, there’s loads to do everywhere you go and there’s countless things to find and unlock for car and completion bonuses.

After just recently getting 100% completion in the offline, I’ve broadened my outlook to the online size of Paradise. Once again, brilliant innovation - simply bring up the menu by hitting the right D-pad and select to join a game. You’re in. Playing with mates or just random peeps.

So quick, so easy and all can be done even while you’re still driving around. Online is great fun, just drive around smashing up, taking other cars down, or configure races across the city with or without checkpoints. Compete together with up to 8 mates on 350 different online challenges, or go out and set records for longest jumps, barrel rolls, drifts etc.. the possibilities are endless and even after >50 hours, its not getting old.

Played online games with my mates 666 and Smurfn.. and a few of the blokes from the PS3 Forums. It’s just awesome.

Truly one of the greatest titles on the PS3 to date.

Its been a lovely Sunny week and continuing through the weekend, we decided to take Jill for a run out to Newcastle to see the sights!

We took a run in to King Edward Park and took a few snaps of Jill near the largest body of water we could find - the big fountain!

She wanted to take a swim but we advised her its probably not the cleanest water around! So we headed for somewhere a little nicer…

The ocean! Arrived at Nobby’s Beach and took some touristy snaps in front of Nobby’s Lighthouse.

Down by the ocean…

And one last parting photo as one of the big coal freighters left the port.

Another adventure with Jill

With Kate and I off to the Gardens today, we thought we’d invite along Quack Quack Jill!

Seeing as the weather has been truly appalling lately and QQJ has spent most of her time indoors, or just plodding about in the pond out back, she figured it would be a great idea and a good opportunity to stretch those little webbed feet. After assuring her that she wouldn’t be in any way a burden, we packed up some gear and off we went.

Jill immediately took a liking to the Lake at the front of the Gardens, so much so that we didn’t see or hear from her for at least 20 minutes while she was off swimming with her ducky pals.

After convincing her that there was indeed, other stuff to see inside the gardens, in we went.

Straight to water, there’s no denying the instinct in this one. Up on the fountain ledge Jill went.

After taking a stroll through the Storybook Garden, QQJ decided to have some tea at the Madhatters Tea Party.

Here in the Asian gardens.

Jill! Off the grass!

Careful Jill, they may be gentle giants, but all your energy might surprise him!

As we rested, Jill took a waddle up to the big waterfall. She asked me to snap a photo of her by the Hunter Valley Gardens sign with the waterfall in the background. Obviously, I was more than happy to oblige!

Finally, a little rest for Jill after all the running about. Pictured here before some of the lovely flowers at the Garden exit.

Until the next adventure!

(cont)

The Bees again at work. Can’t believe how hard these little dudes are to photograph. Constantly on the move, never stopping for a single moment in any spot. This was pretty much the regular angle you’d see them in. Buried bum deep in the Roses!

Touch of blue sky! Unbelievable. And in Australia! Who’d a thunk it!

Made our way down to the foothills and parked our cabooses by the Lake, just in front of the waterfall. Perfect time for a little rest and some photos.

After a quick stop at the food shop (and two lovely ice blocks later) I decided to strap on the Macro lens and get up close and personal with some of the Roses (and later on, some insects of course!)

We spotted these two a little later on. Now, we’re not entirely sure what they’re up to here.. I mean it looks obvious doesn’t it? But there’s no.. well.. connection. So.. I really don’t know what to say here, but because this is a ‘work safe’ blog and because I’d rather not figure I’ve just intruded and photographed an intimate and very private moment between two Ladybugs, I’ll say that they were merely giving each other piggy-backs on a leaf

This one was looking for a piggy-back partner

A nasty wasp probably hunting out a bee or something else innocent for a meal.

A nasty… oh wait.. no, its Katie! Lovely, sweet, innocent Katie who’s just had a fabulous day at the Hunter Valley Gardens.

And that concludes the coverage of this installment of the HVG tour!

So with the hint of good weather (well, not raining anyway) we decided to head back to the Hunter Valley Gardens for a second attempt at exploration and photography. Hopefully this time without Katie going into a tizz because we couldn’t see the Storybook Garden despite the pounding rain and us being completely drenched - and also hopefully without me being all grumpy because I’m saturated, worried about my digital SLR getting soaked through the useless umbrella and trying to figure out how were getting back from the other side of the gardens with torrential weather..

Anyways, I’m happy to say, we succeeded.

No tizzes and no grumpiness! Yay! And while the weather didn’t really gift us with the fine blue skies we had hoped for, the looming black clouds did keep their promise and didn’t get a single drop of rain hit the ground. Fantastic.

We arrived early, and with a gorgeous packed picnic lunch prepared by Katie, we dined in the grass by the Lake. Spotted these guys having a swim about!

After we passed through the gates, we were immediately greeted with some beautiful flowers, lovely colours and plenty of awesome little bees buzzing about their business!

THE STORYBOOK GARDNEN! We wasted no time getting here. I figured, if it rained later, at least Kate would be happy with me and there would be no return to tizz’s (Disclaimer, I’m only teasing Katie :P)

Plenty of photos. She looks happy in this one too, we’re at the Storybook Garden after all.

One of the lovely flowers around the Storybook Garden.

Beautiful artworks, all the fairytales.. can you name them all?

A few of the little vine/creeper arts were more developed this visit. Very cool.

The Gingerbread House!!!

Kate again, this time having a laugh because she’d gotten us lost. Again. Left through the Grotto Kate, through the Grotto!! Not that left turn at Albuquerque!

Pretty in pink..

The walkway between the Gardens and the big waterfall!

Floating roses…

More pretty flowers in and around the Rose Garden…

Come and gone. Only 21 more to go (hehehehe)…

It has a tremendous effect on you, only working 4 days a week and having 3 off. I think we all know that from the occasional long weekends we’re granted from the Government. You get more rest, you get more things done, you have more fun and as a result, I think you enjoy and put more into the 4 day work week right after. Its less of a load.

So how did I spent this long weekend you might ask? That’s got me so peachy and stuff?

Slept in, watched movies, played games, watched Seinfeld, spent quality time with the missus and bantered with mates.

In my defense, it hasn’t stopped raining for most of the weekend..

Perfect really. What we’d all probably do if we were to win lotto tomorrow. Well, what I’d probably do anyway. Though I imagine if I won lotto, I’d probably buy some nice cars too and I’d probably end up tracking them a fair bit - though depending on how much I won, I might even have a track built in the backyard of my mansion so I wouldn’t have to travel far to track them at least..

/sidetrack

So yeah, the long weekend. The employed persons dream. I really should save up my holidays more often - I could get used to this.

Or Marvel Ultimate Alliance for the uninformed.

Cast your mind back to the early days of this blog and that’s pretty much all I was playing on the PC. It had consumed all my spare time - and as a Marvel fan (a big one) it was one of those time-sapping items in my game collection. So once again spotting MUA on the pre-owned shelf at EB Games today had me shaking.

I knew that firstly, I could play it on the big 40″ through the PS3. Bonus.
Secondly, it has not one, but two extra characters in the PS3 version (Moon Knight and Colossus).
Thirdly, it was only $50 odd bucks.

I said to myself I’d not pay full price for this one. I’d already bought it on sale for the PC (paid $15) and there was no way I was buying it again, on the PS3, for $119 (general asking price in the overpriced EB culture) and unfortunately, they didn’t stock it anywhere else and I’m led to believe they’ve stopped making it too.

So seeing it appear for ~$50 made it a mouth-watering option. Essentially, I’d still have paid less for the two version than if I had bought a retail PS3 version of it in the first place. I was quickly convincing myself. So quickly in fact, I jumped in the car this afternoon and picked it up. The disc is like brand new. You’d never know it was pre-owned (save for the eleventy billion excessive stickers EB have to put on a pre-owned game.. vile practice. There’s even a bloody sticker on the leaflet in the case!!).

As I played away this afternoon, I realised how ridiculous it was to essentially buy something again, just for the extra two characters and a slightly different gaming experience. But them I’m no stranger to buying duplicates. I’ve been sucked into ‘Limited edition collectors DVD sets’ after already owning the ‘One disc edition’ time and time again.

Ahh.. such is life - too short to be worrying about these things.

It’s clobberin’ time!

I think we’ve established by now that I’m a bit of a creepy-crawly enthusiast.

I am. I love ‘em. They fascinate me. Anything with more legs than I seems to intrigue me.

Though while I’ve seen a whole host and variety of creepy-crawlies, there’s no other creepy-crawly that I love watching as much as the Jumping Spider.

We seem to have a host of these little acrobats around lately - many more than I’ve seen in previous years (maybe I wasn’t looking as hard back then - I certainly wasn’t driven by the macro lens to find new shooting material anyway) and they’re coming in a whole wacky range of shapes, sizes, varying levels of hairiness and colour. One thing they all have in common though, is character.

Watching a Jumping Spider is like watching an episode of Benny Hill. If you added the music, you’d have a show, I swear it. They tip-toe around on leaves in what seems like fast-forward on Nature’s remote control. Their movements have no in between. They are facing you. Then they’re not. There’s no medium, there’s no smooth action between. They don’t try to calmly avert your view or slide out of vision, they are there and they are being noticed - and they know it.

Somehow, they manage to strike poses that would put Jim Carrey to shame, the utter slapstick comedy of their movements is divine. Magically, they’ll approach the edge of a leaf or branch and in one click of movement, they are somehow under the leaf. Again, with no in between. They just somehow defied gravity and now begin to rewrite the laws of physics.

Then to top it off, they’ll have the audacity to pop those massive googly eyes out from under said leaf and stare at you - to make sure you saw that spectacular show.

Maybe I’m imagining it all - maybe they’re only doing what comes naturally to them - evading a predator by any means necessary.

I don’t want to believe this though, its just too basic, too plain, too boring for the wonder that is nature.

There are 1.5 billion bugs.

The reality of this started to become more apparent as I spent most of Saturday afternoon, sitting on the ground next to a bush in the front yard. On that single bush, I discovered at least 3 species of spider, 2 species of fly, a grasshopper, a praying mantis, a beetle, a caterpillar, a hornet and a bunch of other stuff I couldn’t even name. And this was one little spiny bush in the yard.. yet all of them flying, buzzing around, chomping away, leaping from leaf to leaf.. and all seemingly disinterested in one another. All focused on their own little tasks and the majority of, not terribly bothered that I was sitting there, a 100mm Macro lens pointed in their faces or my finger generally prodding them into a lighter area of the leaf they held onto, turning them around to face the camera.

I don’t know if it was the first (and only) sunlight of the day that forced them to be so lazy in the presence of a huge, threatening Human being or maybe the humidity has the same lethargic, energy-sapping effect on insects as it does us. Either way, they were a pleasure to work with. Basically, I moved about a metre over the course of an hour.

The lens has arrived..

And boy am I impressed. Obviously, many Moons ago, I took a lend of a 100mm macro from my good friend Smurfn. Since then, the idea of macro photography has become an obsession. It’s taken me a while to be able to get one for myself, but that day finally arrived today when I picked it up from JB’s.

Wouldn’t you know it too.. overcast afternoon and rain shortly afterwards. Typical. Haha… Ah well, I guess that’s what I get for praying for rain all the time.

Nonetheless, managed to get a few snaps in before it was too dark/too rough outside to keep going.

The pollen pods at the very tip of a Hibiscus flower and the pollen centre of the Daisies out front..

Getting to the insect side of things again.. a local house Fly who posed on the back deck and a closeup of the head of a cross spider (reminds me of tinsel!).

View underneath another cross spider.. (we seem to have a host of these things around the yard at the moment!)..

And the last pic - not so much a macro.. but a pair of regulars to our backyard. The Sulphur-Crested Cockatoos.

Holiday. Ahhh, holiday. On Monday. The first of many Monday holidays…

As the previous post states, its been a muggy day.. but at least we were graced with another beautiful Sunset over the Belmont Bay.

Not the ‘ideal’ day to go take a walk through Glenrock Lagoon, some of the most dense rainforest within 100 kilometres - but that’s what we did.

Apart from it being horribly humid, with not a breath of fresh air to be found, the Mosquitos latched onto us the second we got out of the car and didn’t let up until we left. I still fail to see the purpose in the little buggers. Why are they here? Apart from spreading disease, they serve no purpose. Vile, blood-sucking pests.

Now that I have all the whining aside, we otherwise enjoyed a lovely walk.

There’s some new growth since the last time we walked the Yuelarbah Walking Track. While the June ‘07 storm did its part in destroying almost everything man-made at Glenrock, nature is impervious to its own destructive power.

Spotted this little dude on a leaf beside the track.. check out the eyes!

Just in front of us, this lizard emerged from its fern cover.. let us get pretty close before it disappeared back under.. comically though, leaving its tail out in the pathway.

More of those giant bull ants. I’m always impressed by their fighting will. One on the leaves immediately tried to get closer to me as I bent down to snap pics of it. Jumping from leaf to leaf, climbing fronds and vines. So intent was it at finding a way over to bite me, it almost fell off its perch. The ones on the ground are even more aggressive. They circle you and seem convinced that you are a always a threat - and their tiny little form has no problems with taking on a foe many thousands of times its size, all by itself. You have to respect the bravery.

FINALLY! I got my Dragonfly. Wished I had my macro lens today as they were everywhere. Bright reds, bright blues, bright yellows. Amazing things. This one spent a fair deal of time circling about as I quickly changed the 18-55mm for the big 300mm (currently acting - quite well I might add - as my zoom macro).

You;ve probably seen this shot before, looking back to Flaggy Creek in its infancy, before the water starts speeding up.

These ones too, view from above the falls, view from the side of the lower falls.

Looking down into the gully.. and a quite pleased Katie, doing the touristy thing.

A few new shots, looking back towards the walking path from across the Flaggy bridge and some more fresh growth on a broken Gum Tree…

I truly love walking through this place. Its a crying shame that its been seemingly left for dead after the June ‘07 storms. The second bridge is still in tatters, there are fallen trees, limbs, branches covering almost every square of path and its simply a shadow of its former glory.

Nonetheless, its still our local piece of exotic harmony.

Happy Australia Day (to any Aussies viewing - if any! :P)

The weather has been kind for Australia Day celebrations and right as I type, I can hear the familiar sounds of fireworks echoing through the night..

It was fantastic driving around today, seeing all the Aussie flags everywhere, people in their cars waving the flag, having huge flags anchored to their aerials and on the fronts of houses. Days like this make you truly proud to be Australian.. seeing everyone band together to celebrate the Nation and forget about the petty stuff.

Shame it wasn’t Australia Day every day really

Wish I had known where and what time the fireworks were going to be.. would have taken the camera out! Never had a chance to shoot fireworks pics.. Maybe next year! Though I guess New Years will probably be the next best opportunity.

Happy Aussie Day

Quack Quack Jill, a memorial to Ruthie Christopher, who loved to travel and meet Mini buddies from many lands.Ruthie spent time traveling with Quack Quack Jack, and her love for her family and friends was as boundless as Ed’s was. Quack Quack Jill reminds us of Ruthie’s kindness, and will travel, like Quack Quack Jack, as a reminder to us all to keep her in our hearts.

And so Quack Quack Jill makes the voyage to promised Novocastrian land. After an exciting trip across the skies, over the Nullabor, Jill was handed to me today by the lovely ClubMINI WA member, Ally.

While I never had the pleasure of meeting Ruthie (or Ed for that matter!) the essence of their spirit lives on in the form of the Duckie. And so he and she travel the world, meeting the MINI members and spreading the joy that always came from these two wonderful individuals.

For years I’ve carried the twin Duckies that Ed sent me way back when (Maxamini originals as they are often referred) so its been a wish of mine to have their larger, International siblings with me for some time so I could show them the wonders that Newcastle (and surrounds) have to offer. The little Duckies that ride with me have seen many a great sight, some beautiful roads, some sensational people. I only hope in the time I can spend with Quack Quack Jill that she too will see some beautiful sunsets and fabulous landmarks.

My interest in Photography was largely honed due to the opinions and feedback from the Amateur Photographers Roll Call thread on M2 - perhaps my favourite thread on the board - and authored, followed and loved by none other than Ruthie herself. Many a time we’d marvel at each other’s photos, dreaming of one day seeing each others’ imagery in real life. The thread lives on, as does her spirit in giving back a wonderful timeline of enthusiasts photos to the community.

We’ll never forget you Ruthie.

And Quack Quack Jill, we’ll show you the beauty of every corner of the globe.

Stay tuned for the Newcastle edition of ‘Where in the World is Quack Quack Jill’

Spotted today all over the tree out front.

We have no idea where they came from or what they are doing there. There are no signs of caterpillar invasion on the tree or any of its leaves, yet you’d think with at least 10-15 cocoons that I spotted, they’d surely have done some damage to the plant itself..

Strange. Unless they’ve come from somewhere else, but then why would a whole group of them eat another plant, all mass-commute to another then turn themselves into cocoons in the same place.. I don’t think Caterpillars are that social really?

It was a muggy day today, so sitting out in the Sun trying to get the best angle for these pics was quite unpleasant - also made exposures very difficult as obviously, a cocoon hangs from the bottom of the leaf and hence, is always in shade..

Must keep an eye on them, there was one hatched there, so maybe they’re all due to enter the world as their new selves very soon.. I’d love to be around to take pics for that!

I’ve lost count the number of times I’ve been driving home, only to see a fabulous sunset - then it hits me. The 300D is no good. You can’t take photos.

It got to the point where I was almost trying not to notice gorgeous sunsets for fear that I’d get all depressed and have to run out immediately and drop a K on a new cammy. Well eventually I succumbed. And just as I did, the weather turned lovely and rainy, overcast every day. Meaning while I loved the weather, I was disappointed that it was really only the backyard and insects I could take photos of.

Until tonight.

The Sun was around all day. It was a beautiful mid-twenties day, couple of fluffy white, cotton-ball looking clouds in the sky. A light breeze. And eventually, an impressive sunset.

I almost missed it. Too busy playing Motorstorm to notice the extra clouds developing on the horizon and the orange light washing over the front of the house.

The Seagulls seemed to be rejoicing in it, the first Sun for days.

Gradually the Sun ducked behind the clouds and eventually behind the hills on the Western side of the Lake. The temperature dropped, the orange and yellow hues subsided, replaced by blues, purples, washes of white.

It an amazing sight to see the lights appear around the Lake. Hundreds.. thousands of houses turning on the porch lights and interior lights. Like tiny little stars dotted around the waters edge. And the occasional Sailing Club breaking the darkness like the Sun amongst distant stars.

Keen to try out the new camera and some of the settings I’d not used since mid-last year, I decided to hang around until dark as it was such a beautiful night, and took a long exposure as the clouds rolled in.

200 seconds @ f22.

God I love photography.

The adventures continue..

Once again, plenty of crazy, unreal looking things spotted in the undergrowth of the backyard. It’s incredible that day-by-day, I keep discovering new insects and critters. The majority are completely new to me, some I’ve seen nothing like them before. And every day, they continue to surprise me.

I recognise a few.. a wasp, a spider, a moth.. sure - but what in the hell is that last thing?!?!

Arrived home from a hectic, annoying day of phone calls and crazy inquiries.. and the first thing I wanted to do was take some photos.

Mum told me that there was a little league of hatched insects on the mailbox.. this had to be worth a look.

I have no idea what they were.. they look like stink beetles or something.. all I know is they seemed fresh out of the pod, had little interest in me or any potential threat - and the local Ants seemed VERY interested in their existence.

Heading down the driveway I noticed another of those amazing coloured flies. Neon body and some seriously amazing opalescent effect as they turn around.. quick little buggers, but once they are still, they don’t move, so its quite easy to grab a shot!

Yet another from the Land of the Flies. Again, this was a new one to my spotting in the backyard. It was a huge thing, probably ~15mm long in the body, a bright yellow head and white spots all over its rounded, black body. Seemed to take a liking to the shadecloth in the yard.

A Kookaburra watched on.. smirk on its face at my antics as I ducked and weaved around the backyard looking for my next subject(s)..

And eventually I found them.. a small colony of Spitfire larvae.. busy (VERY busy) ingesting the gum leaves of a native Gum Tree.. at first glance, you’ll see only 4 of the little grubs.. but on closer inspection, you can clearly see the heads of some 30 grubs, systematically chewing away the leaf in a perfect dance of machine-like coordination. Took them all of a couple minutes to perform a vanishing act on the leaf..

I’ve decided I’m going to find out what some of these things are.. especially those flies. Half of them I’ve never seen before! Who knows, maybe I’ll discover a new insect and get to name it or something :p hehe..