September 14, 2006: Love in the Dew
 

... a narrative by xoxoxoBruce.

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It was a dark and stormy night.
No...wait...it was a dim and foggy morning.
Mr Spider was sleeping in.

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A little damp but living large....yes, plump and juicy.


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It looks like the neighbor, Ms Mantis, is doing her morning yoga.

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Ms mantis says, "Excuse me, I'm going to Mr Spider's for breakfast."

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Mr Spider, waiting for breakfast to fly in, gets a smooch from Ms Mantis.

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Ms Mantis kisses and nibbles Mr Spider's fingers....the tease.

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Mr Spider seems to have lost control and spooged all over.

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"Oh dear, Ms Mantis", he says, "let me get you a towel."

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Mr Spider, being very embarrassed, has just gone to pieces.

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But Ms Mantis, having been around the block, is very forgiving.
To prove she's not offended, she'll tidy up before she leaves.

A whole love story played out before the dew dries.

Gross...

This animal-themed IOTD comes pre-eaten!

It is kinda hard to tell what is going on with the legs all over the place... but very interesting. I think I like the story that goes along with it the most. ;)

She really does look like a proper lady in that shot, doesn't she?

It almost sounds like a children's story.

(What with all the anthromorphic thing going on...)

I think Mr. Spider was trying to make Ms. Mantis a silk peignoir.

UT, you just reawakened my crippling fear of spiders.
You can just rock me to sleep tonight!

hahaha info re: praying mantis:
 

I decided to look up the praying mantis to see if spiders were part of their prey.

First hit I found:

http://www.insecta-inspecta.com/mant...ing/index.html

nice.

Amazing!

....and hummingbirds as well....

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I like "spiders and even spiders". The odd spiders are safe for now...

Great googly moogly. Look at the size of that thing. Nothing like an IOTD to raise my aversion to bugs.

I think I need therapy now....

it's only hummingbird sized. a bit bigger than a quarter. I feel a photoshop urge coming... must... resist...

I dunno foot. That flower looks bigger than a quarter. Plus I found this on Wikipedia:

The Bee Hummingbird (Mellisuga helenae) is the smallest bird in the world, weighing 1.8 grams. A more typical hummingbird, such as the Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus), weighs approximately 3 g and has a length of 10-12 cm (3.5-4 inches).

In any case, I still wouldn't stand next to the thing.