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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

Observations, while sometimes funny, are also real in a way that can make the laugh catch in your throat. Like things which flash by at the intersection of fear and hope.

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Sheila's avatar

It's even harder to love a male humanoid who rapes and beats his mate ... What Do we need to make more of to remedy that? no answer required!!

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sallie reynolds's avatar

Love this! Love Mantids. I used to collect emptied cocoons when I was little. I'd been taught to look for a hole where the creature had emerged. If the hole was there, I could take the cocoon home, no harm done. One day I found a little pyramid that looked like frozen bubbles. I didn't see a hole, but I didn't think it was a cocoon. It was a . . . mystery. I took it home. Some time later I awoke to find my room a-swarm with tiny mantises. Much smaller than an inch. They were in my hair, on my bed - everywhere. They were perfect tiny copies of the big ones, only none of them was green.

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Judith Hannah Weiss's avatar

Deeply honored by you, Russell.

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Ducie Minich's avatar

A touch hard to love the mantis that eats its mate after breeding. Oh well, make more crickets!

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Jim Cox's avatar

This is a brilliant and wonderful flight of fancy, J! Thanks.

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Glenn Lippman's avatar

Reading this have me a chance to happily reflect on non-traditional pets i have spent joyful time with. Like Elmer, a chameleon. He liked crickets too!

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Jerry's avatar

Yes to everything: except the kombucha!

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