I saw a link yesterday to the National Wildlife Federation about animal valentines. So I clicked on it thinking I bet they’re sharing animal love stories in the wild. How sweet.
And the first story I read was this …
On warm, romantic summer nights, male fireflies flash their lights while flying—using a code that lets females know what species they belong to—then wait for the females to flash back from hiding places in vegetation. When a female lights up with desire, males zero in on her with hopes of finding a willing mate. But romantics, beware: The female of one firefly species copies the flashes of the females of species different from her own. When a hopeful male shows up, the mimic eats him, then goes on to mate with a male of her own species.
What? The female mimic eats him.
E a t s h i m!
Chomp chomp.
The mimicking female floozy firefly eats him.
I didn’t want to read anymore but I had to. Surely there was a good mating love story that I could share with my readers. This is The Hunter’s Wife site about being married to a hunter and wanting to squeeze and hug fawns.
But then…
I read about the rhinoceroses and my search was over.
In rhinoceroses, females in mating condition produce specially scented dung piles that signal their readiness.
I hope you’re not eating breakfast.
Or a cupcake.
D u n g.
What in the fertilization.
For the love of a bathroom door with a lock.
Have a good day all … I’ll be in recovery from using the word dung.
Image from: Firefly Graphics
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hahaha.. well then what they were saying is fireflies aren’t all that different from those human women who seduce men.. lol..
Some spiders do too..
I used to laugh about Hawk dog.. he was not fixed.. I always said.. buddy.. if you can smell her from here.. trust me.. you don’t want her.. ewwww.
lolololol… Right now you have the cutest little lady bug candies on the right side of the screen.. from moon struck chocolate.. I am afraid if I leave the page.. they will dissappear.. Cute~
Have a good day all,
I’m not sure if I can get these visions out of my head after reading that to have a good day. LOL
Just kidding, I always look forward to your posts.
And I was having cupcakes for breakfast …
Actually, I think Stacy and I were talking about some of those female fireflies on Twitter yesterday. I think we both knew some in high school.
Wow, between this and the recent Henhouse Pottery post on artificial insemination, y’all are filling my head with great pictures.
Stacey, you could have bought some.
Rick, I couldn’t get the vision out of my head either. Had to share.
Sherry, We all know a few and not just from HS.
NorCal, well it’s not boobs.
Hi there, I just found your blog via the Pioneer Woman, your name caught my eye because I am a hunters wife too!!
I have enjoyed reading some of your posts so far, I find it funny you used a wet wipe to get a fish off the hook, that is hilarious. We took our kids fishing last summer and my 14 year old daughter tried to shake the fish off the hook, I killed myself laughing, she didn’t want to touch it. The poor thing died of shock and floated belly up down the river.
Take care,
Teresa
Wow. I had no idea that female fireflies eat some of the male fireflies. I thought this site was about humor, but lo and behold I find myself actually learning something:):):)
And, can you imagine if we males left scent in our dung to attract a woman; or the other way around. That is way too funny to think about…..and incredibly wrong.
I think I went to high school with some of those, um…fireflies, too.
I might need to see my therapist after this post, too.
Right after I clean up the not-diet-soda I was drinking off of my keyboard, where I spewed it when I laughed.
You, girl, are hilarious!
Jody, I think “Floozy Fireflies and Dung” just one upped anything I could tell you about “Nylon Nymphs”.
“You are a piece of work” (Said lovingly!)