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Sunday, November 13, 2005
12:44:00 PM EST
Hearing Cartoons in the background

A Little Light Sunday Reading

The University of Florida Book of Insect Records 2005. Because I know you're endlessly interested in which insects are the largest, have the most unusual mating rituals, are the most venomous and (my personal favorite) are the least specific sucker of vertebrate blood. Clearly, don't go to read if bugs, like, totally creep you out. But otherwise, have fun.

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#6 Comment from lurkynat
11/15/05 9:23 PM | Permalink

INteresting John..I love the narrative about the bioluminessent bugs ..it says they get that way becasue their organs are luminescent! and then the bug who goes to the deepest depth lives in Siberia! who would have thought it
hugs,nat
#5 Comment from deslily
11/14/05 7:24 AM | Permalink

I lived in florida for 13 yrs... I saw enough venomous bugs to last my life thanks anyway lol.. I'll skip this book...lol
http://journals.aol.com/deslily/HereThereandEverywhere/
#4 Comment from coelha
11/13/05 3:55 PM | Permalink

I'm going to skip the light reading today because, frankly, I don't particulary like bugs. I kill them---except Ladybugs--they are cute! Julie :)
#3 Comment from mymaracas
11/13/05 1:47 PM | Permalink

Cool. And in other bug news, meet the George W. Bush Beetle: http://www.discover.com/issues/aug-05/rd/name-that-species/

;-)
#2 Comment from teeisme57
11/13/05 12:54 PM | Permalink

I had the unpleasent experience of having a moth fly into my ear once. I have to tell you even a small pair of flapping wings sound enormous when fluttering up close to your ear drum....wanna see fear and panic? Anyways, I know now that if this happens to you, go into a dark closet and hold a flashlight to your ear, so it flys towards the light. Yeah, I took a look at John's link and the 1st bug I clicked on was a moth with a 12 inch wing span! Now, I'm having flashbacks. (putting my blanket over my head)

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