While every other sane student of the Skidmore community is out galavanting in the freshly fallen powder, I am forced to remain responsible and focus on the urgent matter at hand: Biology 106. Although I am enthralled by the subject, I must say, sometimes I find reading about plants and parasitic relationships to be quite dull and repetitive. However, I do recall being absolutely haunted by a video shown during lecture this week.
What the whaaat? Are you kidding me? Is this really happening? Does this really happen? Also, make note of the first comment on the post, hilarious. I am definitely one of those people who enjoys an episode of Planet Earth now and then, but this just seems like it should be in a scene of Alien! So bizarre...
I just can't get over the part where the parasitic wasps have already emerged and the caterpillar then begins spinning his blanket when the narrator states how the same wasp virus from weeks before has invaded the caterpillar's brain to cause this unusual behavior....this is unreal.
As nerdy as this video is, it magnified for me the intricacies of every living thing. This blows my mind. I'm so sorry if I've grossed out anyone who has watched that from ever gardening again, because those specific caterpillars that become invaded are easily found on tomato plants. Fun!
Okay, well, that's all. Everyone have a splendid snow day. I will end this post with an always amusing, never failing, cat video.
that first video is RIDICULOUS! but otherwise, great blogpost Catherine :)
ReplyDeleteOne day i hope to gain equal enjoyment from an empty cardboard box. Great post, like the topics too.
ReplyDeleteHilarious cat video! Good decision to leave us laughing after we puked over the first one.
ReplyDeleteSadly I watched that first video juust after lunch..not the best idea. I liked your title, very creative..and of course loved the cat video
ReplyDeletebig fan of the cat video
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