I have NO idea how I found this story, but it’s crazy!
There’s this guy, Chris Darling, who studies bugs. He might be some sort of Lepidopterologist, but I’m not sure.
He found this caterpillar that secretes poison. But, he didn’t find that out by testing it. He found it out by tasting it.
YES! This is what he does! He likes to lick bugs!
He was wondering what this caterpillar would taste like. He licked it and his tongue went numb.
Luckily, he didn’t die. So, after his undeath, he decided to find out more about these tongue-numbers.
Guess what? They also jump! A poisonous, jumping caterpillar sounds scary!
What makes this a lot less scary is that they jump backwards. While wearing a leaf-hat. So, they actually have NO idea where they are jumping. They can’t make ANY plans to attack you.
Sure, they could accidentally numb your tongue, but it would never be on purpose because they don't see where they are jumping.
Also, don’t lick bugs. Especially if they jump backwards. Or forwards. Or any wards, really.
Also, the spicebush swallowtail caterpillar is a super cute caterpillar that looks like a baby, baby dragon and I want to raise a herd of them.
I’m off to wear a leaf-hat.
Enjoy Everything.
-dj
No comments:
Post a Comment