Meridae - Thou shall not have the author eaten.

Dearest Meridae,

It occurs to me that because of distance you may have resorted to hiring a hitbug.
I am not Warren. Please advise your hitbug associate of the difference and issue a cease and desist order.
Otherwise strong measures will be enacted and Warren will get to make like your hitbug on Everett.

Yours faithfully,
charisstoma



The strong beak found on Assassin Bugs is used repeatedly, and violently, to stab its prey to death, hence the name 'assassin'. This insect will also inflict terribly painful bites to careless humans and is best left observed,but not handled.

The beak or rostrum is kept tucked under the head when not in use and makes noise when moved back and forth. They do not feed on plants but hunt on them. Assassin bugs use their powerful front legs to hold their prey down while it is stabbed to death and its body fluids sucked out. http://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.asp?identification=Assassin-Bug

Gotta stump you want to remodel?

Someone in the comments said that less the roof, you could do this with a live tree too.

Taking Steps: Date by Appointment Part 19

Title: Taking Steps: Date by Appointment Part 19
Author: charisstoma
Word count: 717
Continues from Part 18


“The house looks good,” he said falling into a chair groaning from many minor aches. Stephen grinned at him from where he lay on the facing couch. Everett was envious thinking, ‘the cool leather must feel nice on the skin his clothes doesn’t cover,’ and remembered the taste of that skin still sweaty from labor that had nothing to do with cleaning.

“Yeah, we did good, didn’t we. Never gotten this much done before. Hmm, what could be the difference?” He pretended to consider and laughed as a pillow was chucked at him.

“There’s lots more of them where that came from,” Everett grinned holding a pillow up threatening. “I won’t be running out for a good while during Pillow War III.”

“Pillow War III? Did I miss I and II?”

Sagely nodding, “Before your time, in the infancy of my life.”

Stephen arched his brows, “Didn’t make into my history books. Can’t have been all that important.”( Read more... )

Continues with Part 20

Taking Steps: Date by Appointment Part 15 - 19

Title: Taking Steps: Date by Appointment Parts 15 - 19
Author: charisstoma

Previous word counts
Parts 1 – 7 = 6363
Lj
dreamwidth
Parts 8 – 14 = 7033
Lj
dreamwidth
Parts 15- 19 = 5194
Running total = 18590


Part 15( Read more... )