The Cicada are Singing
July 17, 2009 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
I love the time of year, in the summer in North America, where the cicada sing!
What? That’s what I said!!!
Most people think those cicadan noises are annoying, irritating and they complain and fuss…
…but I think it’s beautiful! It means summer is here – and to me, that’s so much better than winter being from Canada!!!
Honesty, I think the more we appreciate the world around us, the happier and more at peace we are…
Who knows…Maybe you’ll be able to easily fall asleep when you admire their song at night, instead of getting all uptight!
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When On Vacation, Don’t Let The Bed Bugs Bite!
July 6, 2008 by Kimberly · 2 Comments
Exotic Animal Newsflash:
Yikes…How gross is that? Right?
Well, I was on a friend’s blog today, SunEGrl Loves To Shop, and she was talking about a rise of incidents in Hotels and on Cruise Ships since 2004.
I guess, it doesn’t matter if you’re staying at a 2-star hotel or a 5-star hotel, it is just as likely that you could be staying in an infested place!
Yuk! I bet you thought that Bed Bugs feed off filthy, dead skin or human waste, right? Wrong!
Oh, No!!! What attracts them then?
Well, they like exhaled carbon dioxide…And as we all know, we can’t change what we exhale. So, they like where we, humans, are!
Is that it? What do they eat then? Well, contrary to popular belief, they feed on our blood, not on waste, dead skin cells, or dirt.
Scientific Classification:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hemiptera
Suborder: Heteroptera
Family: Cimicidae
Now, bed bugs are a nocturnal insect, meaning they come “out” at night, or are more active at night-time.
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Fire Ants in Southern United States
July 5, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
If you have never been bit by a fire ant…You don’t want to…
I was in Dallas a few weeks ago, and I still have a little bump from where I was bit by a single fire ant, also called red ants, by the pool.
I am not kidding!
They call them fire ants because it burns when you are bit by them. They pack a wallop! Problem is, you usually don’t get hit by just one. You probably stepped in an ant mound without even knowing it!
They are super quick, and all swarm up your legs, or whatever body part is touching the ground, and bite you. It feels like fire all over.
When I played softball at Texas A&M, and at McNeese State University, we came across the same problems, sometimes even on the field.
Our dog, Kaptain, when he was a puppy, stepped in a fire ant while he was outside, and we happened to be watching him closely and ran over to grab him. Before we could pick him up, in about 1 second, they were all the way up his legs. We quickly brushed them off without one getting to his skin to bite him. This just goes to show how quick they are!
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Are Animals Getting Smarter?
January 4, 2008 by Kimberly · Leave a Comment
By Are animals getting smarter? Not long ago on Utube, I watched some amazing animal videos. In these videos you could see proof of the animal using cause and effect.
In one video, a raccoon was captured in a concrete cage, outside. The top of the cage was opened, but he was enclosed on all four sides. The raccoon, with a lot of effort, was able to lean a broken tree limb, which was lying in the bottom of his cage, in one of the corners of the cage. He then used the broken limb as a ladder and climbed his way out to freedom.
In another video, there was a wild bird, (I don’t recall the species), but he was standing on a pier looking out into the water. Nearby the wild bird on the pier were some bread crumbs – instead of eating the bread crumbs, the wild bird picked up the bread and walked to the end of the pier, dropping the bread into the water. He then waited patiently, never taking his eyes off of the bread. The wild bird was quickly rewarded for his patience when a Read more
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