Returning from some jobs in the garden ....

..... I was greeted by this green monster on the glass of the doorway.  I've no idea what it is - I'm not a fan of insects and the like! 

It's hard to get an idea of size from the photo, but it's body was about 7cm long.   Stick insects and mantises I see quite regularly in the summer, but I've not seen such a creature as this in the garden before.  Can't say I'm sorry about that, either!

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