Ruminating on a potential trip to Costa Rica in the next year or two got me to thinking about the kinds of critters I might encounter down there. Sloths, beetles, spiders… and eventually this curiosity led me to the exotic and horrific botfly, which can lay its larvae in human hosts via a mosquito intermediary. This is an internet research rabbit hole that you soooooo do not want to fall into. It does not lead to Wonderland. More like evil insect overlord wormy colonization land. But now I know more about venomous Costa Rican spiders and botfly removal with vasoline than I ever did before. Cheers… I guess?
I just dispatched a 1.5″ centipede to a watery afterlife and I’ve seen more praying mantids out here than I can count. Who needs Costa Rica when I’ve got ground squirrels and quail and urban deer running around?
Hopefully all above mentioned fauna will leave my newly planted garden the hell alone. The inside plants are doing fine, mostly basil and red currant tomatoes, but I have some serious doubts about the outside garden. Matt noted this morning we’re on our 19th straight day of rain and I can feel it in my bones. The weather has to cough up some sunshine eventually, and then, no doubt, I’ll be complaining about the stifling heat. The plants could use some light. And maybe some warmth to go with it? Must run outside to enjoy momentary sunbreak, my leafy green tendrils are hungry for it.
