Nov 30 2009

Monkey shines

Today’s bit o’ sick: monkey muffs.

If your wee dainty hands are prone to chill, warm ‘em up with a “classy” monkey fur muff!

eBay has SEVERAL bidding opportunities for the discerning shopper.

So stick your hands in a decades-dead monkey. It’s hot. And arguably more disgusting than a psycho who goes on a shooting spree after Thanksgiving dinner.

Rather than enjoying a postprandial snooze, Paul Michael Merhige opened fire on his family, killing his two sisters (twins, one of whom was pregnant), an aunt, and a 6-year-old cousin. Holidays are hell.

More on Merhige from the Palm Beach Post.

Sick tag: monkey muff


Nov 12 2009

Fecal freaks, insect edition

Fecal freakOh Mother Nature…

Would you believe that FECAL ARMOR can successfully repel predators? You betcha! It can certainly successfully repel ME.

Case-bearing leaf beetle mommies will lay their eggs in individual poo pods that they create themselves with their genitalia. Now I mean obviously the poo comes from the back door, but there’s a structure on their no-no that squishes the poo into place. Elegant.

Later the young beetles will pop their heads and legs out of their poo pods, but they keep wearing them. It’s a defense mechanism, since nobody wants to eat little turds — even if they have delicious bugs inside.

Sick tags:  fecal armor, mouthparts