Tag: insects
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: itsy bitsy spider vs waterspout :
We can all agree showers are uplifting, right? But do you know why? Because they’re teeming with negative ions, oxygen atoms charged with an extra electron. When we inhale those little miracles our bloodstream fills up with natural mood chemicals, such as serotonin, which helps to relieve stress, boost mental energy, and alleviate depression. The…
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: if a bug drowns in your coffee, should you still drink it? :
Heck, you might as well, because ground coffee is already full of bug fragments and I’m not kidding. I wish I was, though. If you’re wondering how that’s possible, please, allow me to explain. I did a little research and discovered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) makes allowances for a certain amount of…
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: little miss fixit :
That’s me. I fix things. Not leaky pipes or broken carburetors, but bad moods and distress. That stuff takes the fun out of everything and replaces it with despair. No one deserves that. So I remain alert in an effort to keep everyone happy. There’s really no off-season in this business, it’s round-the-clock work. I’m…
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: the deathwatch beetle :
There is such a thing, you know. They’re a woodboring insect with larvae that burrows into structural timber, causing all kinds of damage. The adults are the real badasses, though. They make a noise like a ticking watch and were considered harbingers of death. The hoot of an owl was a death knell, too, according…
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: the karma of bug killing :
We’re all pretty quick with a flyswatter or folded newspaper. The instant we see a bug, we whack it. We aren’t picky about how, either. Insecticide, insect repellent, bug zappers, exterminators, a shoe, whatever it takes. While I’ve certainly done my fair share of squishing and swatting, I also have standards. For instance, I draw…
the whirly girl 