Monday, July 11, 2011
Here There Be Dragon(flie)s
I have finally seen a flying bug too formidable even for Wabble. Weekday mornings when Diane goes off to work at 5:45, Wabble and Toogs go out into the hall to chase down any moths or other flying critters that get in through the outer doors. This morning, we heard a tremendous buzzing as soon as we stepped into the hall. It was an enormous dragonfly that had got in and was unable to find its way out. It kept flying into the wall at the end of the hall. Toogie went right back inside, but Wabble sat down to watch, trying to figure out what it was (still keeping his distance). Diane and I decided we didn't want Wabble to take it on, as he has a tendency to eat his kills and we'd rather the dragonfly remain alive to eat the mosquitos we get every summer, so we chased it back out through the door. By the time we were done, none of them had any taste for hunting this morning, so Diane went off to work and the rest of us went back inside. It was a pity, though, since there were a number of nice big moths in the hall this morning, and Wabble is partial to moths. Maybe they'll still be there tomorrow...
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