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Sunday March 8, 2020

A self-rescue escape

A flea and a fly

In a carnivorous stew,

Said "Oh me! Oh my!

Now what'll we do?"

 

Said the fly, "Let us flee"

Said the flea, "Let us fly!"

So they jumped on a chump

Until they were dry.

 

The flea hugged the fly,

Gave its jump into the sky.

Then the fly flew the flea

Up and into a tree.

 

Said the flea, "That was cool!"

Said the fly, "I'm no fool.

We're both smarter now.

No more swimming in pools."

 

(This poem follows the article about the Pitcher Plant

where its tube leaves hold a carnivorous stew of

trapped insects, arachnids and protozoans.

Published WES Wisconsin Entomological Society

Newsletter February 2020.)

 

-Linda Curtis

Linda W. Curtis is a science writer for botany and entomology journals.The humor gene often expresses after a session of science writing,leading from merely absurd to ridiculous stories. Laughter is a greatstress reducer. See her stories on webpage www.curtistothethird.com.

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