Minnesota is too cold for preying mantises so we don't get them here. When we drove down to Missouri to the see the total eclipse a few summers ago, I spotted one hanging out next to the pumps at a gas station somewhere in Iowa. Molly loves looking at interesting bugs, so I said, "Hey, Molly, hop out and come over here, I want to show you something."
"Why don't *I* get to see it?" Kiera asked petulantly.
"Because it's a bug, and you don't like bugs," I said.
"Oh, it's a BUG?!?" Molly said with enthusiasm. "I thought it was going to be some boring adulting thing." She circled the car and yelled "KIERA THIS IS THE COOLEST BUG EVER. Are you sure you don't want to come see it?"
"I CAN SEE IT FINE FROM HERE," Kiera said. (She actually could see it, since she was on the correct side of the car to see the preying mantis.)
That was a green one. I took a picture. They're really impressive bugs. Molly was DELIGHTED.
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Date: 2019-10-07 04:12 am (UTC)"Why don't *I* get to see it?" Kiera asked petulantly.
"Because it's a bug, and you don't like bugs," I said.
"Oh, it's a BUG?!?" Molly said with enthusiasm. "I thought it was going to be some boring adulting thing." She circled the car and yelled "KIERA THIS IS THE COOLEST BUG EVER. Are you sure you don't want to come see it?"
"I CAN SEE IT FINE FROM HERE," Kiera said. (She actually could see it, since she was on the correct side of the car to see the preying mantis.)
That was a green one. I took a picture. They're really impressive bugs. Molly was DELIGHTED.