A beautiful story in four acts: foreshadowing, action, climax, and denouement.
(, Thu 4 Dec 2008, 19:03, Reply)
Freaked me out. You see, my son likes to catch them. I don't, but the black widow was an exception. The really freaky thing was that after I put it in a glass jar, it clung to the lid. So you might think the jar is empty, open it, and surprise, black widow heart attack!
(, Thu 4 Dec 2008, 19:16, Reply)
but when we had multiple black widows taking over the front of our house, I couldn't even bring myself to walk through the front door for 2 weeks.
Then the exterminator came... hence my sig :)
(, Thu 4 Dec 2008, 21:46, Reply)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_Gecko
There are bigger geckos that stake out rooms in the house.
(, Fri 5 Dec 2008, 0:43, Reply)
But I am also extremely jealous of that child. To just *not care* like that...
Stoopid irrational fears....
(, Thu 4 Dec 2008, 22:08, Reply)
put a pie in my face, right?
(, Fri 5 Dec 2008, 0:52, Reply)
i used to catch wasps when i was that age. then throw them as hard as i could to see if they remembered where i was...
(, Thu 4 Dec 2008, 22:56, Reply)
But seriously, wasps?!
(, Fri 5 Dec 2008, 0:39, Reply)
But you called him BLAZE?
This will only turn out good if he becomes a Gladiator, or in adult life he can run over 26mph
(, Fri 5 Dec 2008, 1:56, Reply)
and sometimes their sting is nastier than wasp, bees and hornets. And size isn't an indicator.
So, while I too encourage my kids to play with all insects, my rule for spider is "not with bare hands".
The same is true for scorpions, unless you are good enough to catch them by the tail, in this case they can only snap you with their pincers wich is scary but harmless.
My kids aren't that brave, though.
Anyway, kudos to the little guy.
(, Fri 5 Dec 2008, 8:54, Reply)