I could talk about Thanksgiving

And get all mushy and sentimental; or even go off on a political tirade about the Native American population; or linky link to others who have put their heart and kitchen into the holiday completely.

But why do that when I can talk about CENTIPEDES!!!!!

Not just any old centipede, not just the Cthulu minions of the house centipede, but the
AMAZONIAN GIANT CENTIPEDE!!!

I'm not sure who this "damn interesting" fellow is, but his comic write-up about this carnivorous beastie is both entertaining and informative. I haven't worked up the guts to watch any of the videos yet, but c'mon! A centipede that catches and eats BATS! Cute, fuzzy little buggie eating bats get their due at the legs and toxin of the AMAZONIAN GIANT CENTIPEDE!

Yes, I have to write that in caps every time. You expect to see it across a theater marquee, all flashing lights and lines of curious onlookers. This thing is going straight to Broadway! Lines of GIANT AMAZONIAN CENTIPEDES pulsing to a painstakingly choreographed dance routine, twisting and twining around each other. The audience is hypnotized by this spectacle, simultaneously amazed and atrophied from fear.

As long as a man's forearm. Gah.

Watching bug shows is like rubber necking at an accident, without the threat of causing new mayhem by missing the fact that traffic in front of you has stopped. Nature creates some of the most fascinating and complex creatures, man included. (And yes, women too. Don't think I've lost my feminist sensibilities all together.) Just consider the platypus, or the cuttle fish, or the naked mole rat. Get squeamish over parasites, go soft over puppies, marvel at the enormity of whales; those are things to be thankful for. I mean, my family is wonderful and I'm quite happy that I have a roof over my head, but the diversity of the world and all its inhabitants is a great ongoing science experiment. Takes notes! There's not a test, but your observations can lead to more great things.








AMAZONIAN GIANT CENTIPEDE!!!



hee hee hee