Antropod labs yesterday. I've petted a tarantula, held a Madagascar hissing cockroach, and played with a walking stick. (And no you didn't have to do any of those, only if you want to). There was a scorpion too, and apparently their shell glows bright blue-green under UV light, which is cool, but no one knows why they do that.
People found it weird that I have more things against moths and butterflies than I do of spiders and cockroachs. I can see where they are coming from and, to be honest, I don't know why that is myself. I'm actually okay with scorpions (not that I want to be stun by one or anything), I'm wary of centipedes and spiders. Of course I don't actually want any of the live insects unexpectedly on me, but really, for some reason I'm disgusted by live butterflies and found moths both horrifying and revolting. Something to do with their head, I think, and their feathery antennae.
It's not even a trama thing. I remember stopping my bike ride just because there was a large moth perched in the middle of the road, and I was five/six years old at the time.
I can reason myself out of my instinctive reaction though. Which I should probably do something about, as that plants and insects have co-evolved for millions of years and I will deal with plants and therefore, by default, insects.
Meanwhile, last midterm! Of this school year, come to think of it. But even if it is the last midterm of my first year of college I hold no sentimental feelings towards it and just wish that I can get it over with as soon as possible, thank heavens.
As for geekiness...will you design one for me, Lucy? The ID, I mean. I'll stick it in my wallet alongside my driver's license.
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