I has a new pet? .^^;

[sailorstarsun]

So I found this "little" guy hanging out in the kitchen when I got home from work. .... I think I'll keep him. ;P











He's weird... I've never seen and insect like him before. He's got four wings like a dragonfly, but fuzzy antennae like a moth, and is a whopping 2 inches in length. =3 So after much searching around the internets, I discovered he's a Summer Fishfly. The adults live about 7 days, and don't eat. .^^ So while I'll probably end up letting him go tomorrow, if I did actually keep him, I wouldn't have to worry about feeding him. .^^;

I've named him Jorge. ;P

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[sailorstarsun.insanejournal.com]

He must prolif... porlif... pfro..... ..... Make babies! Lots of little Jorges! =D
(... ::goes to dictionary:: Proliferate... that's the word.. .^^;; )

I did end up letting him go. .^^ Down by the lake, as I'm guessing that's where he came from. Though webs sites seem to say they're not good at flying, so I don't know how he hobbled all the way to my house. .^^ But he's one lucky bug! If my Grandma had been the one to find him, she'd have squashed him. .^^

And they said it's the males that have the moth-like antennae. =3 I'd have checked for peen to make sure it's male, but I'm not sure what bug-peen looks like..... ;P

[cashew.insanejournal.com]

I just realized, what if he was a gay fishfly? youneverknowstatisticallyhecouldbeone Then you could keep him without worrying about his species!

It's a good thing he met up with you. One day, after his death, I'm sure he'll reincarnate into a human to repay your kindness. Or be eaten by a bird. Who knows?

Yay for sexual dimorphism. Otherwise you'd have to check for a peen. Although, if they're related to dragonflies, they might have shovel shaped penis, to scoop out rival male sperm. However, considering their size, you might need a microscope (or dissection scope) to find it.

[sailorstarsun.insanejournal.com]

But on the other hand, even if he was gay, he could have a cute fishfly boyfriend (OTP?), so me keeping him would deny their short adulthood a lot of fly!lovin'. D=

Maybe. .^^ Maybe he'll reincarnate into the person who cures cancer. Or maybe he and his reincarnated boyfriend will be the first former-fishfly couple to be married on Mars. X3

Shovel peen!? D= That's craziness! Insects have strange mating habits. .o_o