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iNFOnews Kelowna, Kelowna, BC (2024)

Praying mantis pair show up in Shuswap, don't get along

A lady in the Shuswap had two strange alien-looking critters on her property in the Shuswap a couple of days ago. Laura White was able to observe two praying mantises along with her granddaughter for about a day and a half before they disappeared. Last year summer she saw one mantis, the first she's seen, and this year she had a pair visit. “We spotted the first one and it stayed put overnight and the next morning there were two,” she said. “They stayed for about a day and a half. They kept crawling all over my granddaughter, we don’t know why, maybe attracted to body heat.” We're not allowed to post news links anymore ... but head over to our website to see the full story!

With large bulbous eyes on top of its head and a forked tongue that sticks out when threatened, the rather ominous-looking caterpillar of the Western Tiger Swallowtail butterfly could be the most unusual bug in the Southern Interior. The menacing eyes and forked tongue are of course not its actual eyes and tongue, but the caterpillar's way of defending itself. "(It's) 100 per cent to look like a snake," Stuart Brown, owner of Lake Country's The Bug Guys Pets and Exotics told iNFOnews.ca. "The tongue part is part of the mimicry to look like a snake's forked tongue." The caterpillar's mouth and a cluster of eyes are underneath what appears to be the insect's head, but prod the bug with a leaf and it stands its ground poking out its forked "tongue." "It's also a shock factor even if the snake illusion doesn't work, all of a sudden this big colourful bloom comes out and that is... freaky," Brown said. Read more: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/in-video-is-this-the-most-threatening-looking-bug-in-the-okanagan/it93605

A Calgary man is now lying in an Okanagan hospital bed after the balcony railing at the SilverStar Airbnb where he was staying gave way. Lawrence Pickrem fell the two storeys from the balcony breaking his pelvis and much of his friends fall when he hit the concrete. "The wind was knocked out of my lungs, there was a period of time where I couldn't breathe," Pickrem told iNFOnews.ca. "I thought I was dead." Read the full story: https://infotel.ca/inhome/in-video-collapsed-balcony-at-vernon-airbnb-lands-calgary-man-in-hospital/it93512

Construction work continues on a Kelowna staple. In 2020, the Olympia Greek Taverna along Highway 33 was destroyed by fire. The owners are planning to reopen in the fall of 2022. What has been your favourite memory of this Rutland restaurant? Comment below and let us know. Read the full story: https://infotel.ca/inwine/rebuild-of-kelownas-popular-olympia-greek-taverna-underway/it90386

A Vernon driving instructor says there’s a lesson to be learned from a video of a near accident involving two semi trucks. Matt Dutchak, a professional driving instructor with Taylor Pro College, said both vehicles were at fault. Read the full story here: https://infotel.ca/newsitem/lesson-to-be-learned-from-vernon-companys-semi-near-accident-driving-instructor/it92228 - This story was originally published June 12, 2022.

If you planning on driving over the Okanagan Connector today here’s the kind of conditions you’ll be up against. shorturl.at/ervDL

Enjoying the weekend? This video was captured at Ribbleworth Falls in Lake Country. Show us your own photos and videos in the comments below and let us know what you're up to now that we have nicer weather.

Can you hear the wind whipping through the trees this morning in Kelowna? Brr! What’s the weather like outside of your home? Comment below with a photo or video and let us know.