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Everyone Likes Bugs

Indian boll weevil wondering if that Indian wasp is going to bite him and vice versa.

I see everyone hated my jolly blog about Indian junk food, so I’ll quietly avoid that topic until you’re all in a better mood, then…whamm-o!

But everyone likes bugs, right? Well, in India they have over a dozen different insect species (by my count). Too many to show them all here so I’ll only show eight. 

Anywhere you go in this life, you’ll find bugs. Bad bugs and good bugs. The bad bugs are mostly mosquitoes. But I’ve found two natural ways to rid yourselves of these carnsarn pests.

Number one way is to shake all the mosquitoes out of your blanket at bedtime, get inside and wrap it completely around your whole body and head. Then laugh as you hear the buggers buzzing around outside trying to get in. 

If you don’t like the idea of breathing your own breath all night (though it does help you fall asleep pretty quickly due to the lack of oxygen) you can try something even better – deet. A dab or two on your arms, neck and legs and mosquitoes will avoid you like poison. 

It is amazingly effective for over 10 hours. I’ll just check the good old internet to see if you might want to squirt a little in your mouth and eyes for good measure. Hmm…according to wikipedia, it’s not as natural and homeopathic as you and I thought.  “…diethyltoluamide…used in Vietnam…hm…hm…” Sez it’s okay to spray on your clothes as long as you don’t wear your clothes… aw, stupid internet. How did we get off on this tangent? Forget about mosquitoes, let’s talk about all those good bugs. Here’s an Indian butterfly. It’s the biggest one I’ve ever seen outside of a butterfly store.

He’s even more colorful underneath – bigger, too, as I recall.

They come in all the popular colors and are, according to this boy, easy to catch. 

This looks like a leaf but it’s not, it’s a bug. Taxonomic name: Leaf Bug (according to the same boy.)

Dual-purpose Leaf Bug. For all your bug and leaf needs.

This one’s my favorite. I call him Bitey. He was given to me by that same young boy and was my pet for a few hours. Sadly, we lost touch.

My old pal, Bitey. “Hiya Bitey.”

We have praying mantises in America but I can’t remember ever seeing one.

If you see one in India, you can just pick him up and put him on your shirt – he likes that. And he’ll stay there like a badge. A very quiet type of bug. But slowly, without your noticing, he’ll start climbing and climbing until he’s way up high on your hat, waving his gun and shouting, “Top of the world, ma!”

How about this one? A solid gold bug. 

Even close up, it looks more gold than bug. But underneath you can tell it’s a bug alright. (Anyone know what kind?)

And here’s my favorite favorite. Lightning bugs. Never saw these growing up in Seattle. I’d heard of them but thought they were a fictitious animals like flying “horses” and sea “lions”. Neat idea but get serious. Bugs with lights on their rear ends?

He just walks around like nothing special then suddenly – BEAM!

In India, they appear by the thousands. Each twinkling on and off for hours after dusk. Definitely makes the top ten list of “Things That Make You Think You’re Dreaming”.

I didn’t take this picture but there’s a place I walk through that looks exactly like this from April through September.

Here’s their theme song.

No, no – put your wallet away, it’s free! (One of the perks for being such a loyal reader.)

Okay, I admit it. There are more bugs in India than I let on. Let me know if you want to read about each and every one of them. No problem.

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