Yes, I know its a bold statement, but it must be true. This must be the biggest insect ever: its certainly the biggest I’ve ever seen. “The Bulldozer” had been guarding it and minding it all morning for me, so it would still be there for me to see when I came home. He told me there was something waiting outside for me to see, and would tell me nothing else, but assured me ‘I’d know it when I saw it’, and even though it blends so well into the colours and textures of the bricks, I certainly did. Surely it would look like any other twig on a tree – nature is just amazing.

 And, it was on the wall, just outside our front door. Where it came from, and where it went to, nobody knows. But I’m glad it decided to spend the day with us.

My photos don’t do it justice.

I got out my trusty ruler and worked out that it must easily have been 40cm, that’s unbelievable, and all part of the fun of living in the bush. Right now I can see my neighbour’s horse waiting by their gate, hoping for a pat and a carrot, so I best be off.