More Bug Stuff
As much as all the bugs here can be a source of anxiety, annoyance and yes, sometimes fear, we have been finding some very interesting things that make us sigh in awe and wonder at the detail and care God has designed in even these small creatures. That sigh comes right before we wipe that column of ants away with no mercy or smash a cockroach of course! 
Driving home the other day, something smashed against my windshield hard enough to make me start.
It was a beetle with an irridescent shell. It hung onto the windshield wiper until I arrived at home, and then I summoned Zach to come and get it. Just because it was sort of pretty, I still did not want to touch it!
I know this one is a bit fuzzy, but you can see how big the creature is in Zach’s hand
We found that, upon impact, it had truly, busted its gut. No matter to this brave guy. Having been provided by the Creator with three sets of legs, it grabbed its broken belly with the middle pair, holding himself together and walked away with the other four.
One night this last week, Greg and I stayed up to watch a movie and had a treat, something like an otter pop, but with lovely tropical flavors like lychee and mango. Mmmm! Anyway, we oh so foolishly left one of the plastic skins on the coffee table and Leah found it swarming with ants in the morning.
True to her duty, she filled it water to drown them all before throwing it away. She found that most of the ants died almost instantly, however, one particularly resourceful ant quickly gathered the dead bodies of his comrades together as a raft and climbed on. She shook it up, breaking up his raft, and he did it again. Amazing!
August 26th, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Wow, what a very wild looking bug. I don’t think I would like the large size, but bugs are pretty interesting.
August 27th, 2007 at 11:33 am
Debbie,
Zach in particular really enjoys all the different kinds of creatures we find here. There is a pair of long tailed lizard that like our tree out front. I have tried several times to get a picture, but they are apparently a bit camera shy and always move to the other side of branch when I try. They are quite beautiful though, the male especially with his bright blue head. I keep trying for a picture!
August 28th, 2007 at 8:48 am
Tina - that is a gorgeous, um, dare I say it, bug. Look at those bright colors. Wow! The story about the ants is so funny. I can’t believe an ant would do that. I need to show this to the children. We’ll be sure to include it in our science studies.
You definitely need to find us a pictures of a bright blue lizard!