From fair Albion comes the sad tidings that Elvis, beloved female stick bug has departed this vale of tears and has joined the choir invisible. She will, I'm certain, be missed by her classroom...

And yes, that's an actual arm she's riding on in happier days.

I STILL would be reluctant to come within that kind of range of any arthropod of that size unless drawn butter and lemon wedges were in the offing...

Photo by Pierre K.