Nothing for it but to throw some more blog entries on the fire.
Ummm......
Well, here's something for the "horrific insect-related story" files, via the k00L k!dz at Slashdot: Zombie cockroaches!
But unlike many venomous predators, which paralyse their victims before eating them or dragging them back to their lair, the wasp's sting leaves the cockroach able to walk, but unable to initiate its own movement.
The wasp then grabs the cockroach's antenna and leads it back to the nest. The cockroach walks "like a dog on a leash"... Once home, the merciless wasp lays an egg on the docile cockroach's belly, and the larva, once hatched, devours the hapless insect...
Complete with spine-tingling, edge-of-your-seat video.
Enjoy! (That is an order from your insect overlords!)
Posted by David Fleck at 01 December 2007 08:59 AM
I suppose it would be entirely inappropriate, at this juncture, to note that today's high is forecast to be 76 (which we've already reached), and that my walk this morning was unpleasantly warm.
If only you lived on a balmy Pacific isle. (And here I am contractually obliged to add: Muahahahaha!)
Posted by: Angie Schultz on December 1, 2007 02:16 PM
The balmy Atlantic coast is pretty good too! Of course, when the temp goes below 65 we just smear our exposed skin with bear grease and laugh at the cold.
Posted by: Jonathan on December 2, 2007 01:22 PM
But, you see, while the cold is an inconvenience, and unpleasant, and occasions having to wear scratchy long underwear, and makes me wear a hat indoors... we all, unanimously, as a group, loathe hot weather. Indeed, Moira's talking about moving to Iceland when we retire. (Of course, that's just a joke. We'll never be able to retire!)
Posted by: David Fleck on December 2, 2007 06:20 PM
How about the Falklands? They have crappy weather and sheep, so it's just like Iceland, and they speak English.
Posted by: Jonathan on December 2, 2007 10:57 PM