tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post1846052187008967512..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Dutiful HostRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-72232426795780007052008-06-18T02:12:00.000-07:002008-06-18T02:12:00.000-07:00Holy cow that gives me the horrors. Insects are ju...Holy cow that gives me the horrors. Insects are just grossly fascinating, in an I'M SO GRATEFUL TO BE 5ft4 AND HUMAN kind of way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-58096079087272170372008-06-16T22:30:00.000-07:002008-06-16T22:30:00.000-07:00oh, that's horrible. nature, man... wicked. just ...oh, that's horrible. nature, man... wicked. just shows you the lengths nature will go to for self preservation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-7281189622333860772008-06-13T18:09:00.000-07:002008-06-13T18:09:00.000-07:00Holy crap. Nasty but fascinating.Holy crap. Nasty but fascinating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-32746313407378482562008-06-12T05:57:00.000-07:002008-06-12T05:57:00.000-07:00Jade, I didn't hear that podcast, but Mary might h...Jade, I didn't hear that podcast, but Mary might have.Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-76459044293298131942008-06-12T05:32:00.000-07:002008-06-12T05:32:00.000-07:00I just heard about these on a science podcast the ...I just heard about these on a science podcast the other night. Are you listening to the same ones as me, Wombat? :)<BR/><BR/>More interesting information: Not all the larvae hatch and leave the caterpillar. One or two stay behind and control its mind to produce the odd "guarding" behavior.<BR/><BR/>Nature really is amazing!Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209595916451108204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-38768243875280170192008-06-12T03:06:00.000-07:002008-06-12T03:06:00.000-07:00Nature, red in tooth and claw.No wonder we're such...Nature, red in tooth and claw.<BR/><BR/>No wonder we're such untrustworthy, evil creatures. We came to be by the same process that created such monstrosities.<BR/><BR/>Shame to you, Mr. Darwin, for showing us our putrid faces in the mirror.Patolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01002479813497295230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-51426461276676801272008-06-11T16:22:00.000-07:002008-06-11T16:22:00.000-07:00:):)Raging Wombathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-31020640297280257412008-06-11T16:08:00.000-07:002008-06-11T16:08:00.000-07:00This sounds a lot like where I work.This sounds a lot like where I work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-53078613720266768852008-06-11T12:30:00.000-07:002008-06-11T12:30:00.000-07:00OMG! Wasps have MIND CONTROL!? This has given me...OMG! Wasps have MIND CONTROL!? This has given me another reason for immediate panic whenever one comes within 10 feet of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com