Science is my art.
Mar. 7th, 2005 08:01 pmI met Avi at lunch today on the lowers, which I haven't inhabited for quite some time. I have developed a theory that mosquitoes are the larval stage of ibises.
Think about it! They both have long beaks - they fly, they're annoying - and the Lowers are their natural habitat! It ALL MAKES SENSE!!!
When I got to English I explained my daring hypothesis to Ruxi, who raised eyebrow and inquired about the specific nature of this relationship. I explained on my feet the following:
The Ibis (or Mature organism) lays an egg in a safe place, commonly the area of Thelowers known as Thebearpit, which it then incubates. The egg contains a yolk which, if fertilised, grows into a densely packed mass of mosquito larva. Eventually this egg hatches into a hundred or so mosquitoes, which have an infant period during which they derive sustenance from the blood of nearby mammals. These prey animals generally consist of the genus High Sydneyus Socialus.
The population is culled throughout this period by the defensive mechanisms of the aforementioned mammals, which prevents overpopulation of the mature or Ibis form. When the infant of Mosquito has had its fill of blood, those which remain and are therefore the fittest to survive (this may explain the mature Ibis' tendancy to stay away from humans except when gathering food) creep into a safe hiding place (bannana bushes are are often used for this purpose) and there within a matter of months they grow into the adult Ibis stage, and are soon ready to emerge, proud and red-eyed, to feed upon the fruit of the Garbagebin Tree and begin the cycle anew.
...speaking of science. It appears that the random science competition I did last year turned out well. Nicky said I'd been mentioned, but I couldn't remember what the thing actually WAS, so I asked Ms Joslyn, who said "Oh, yeah, you got an amazing score, you'll get presented at assembly." And I was like "But.. but... what?"
Well, we'll see. I'm not going to camp :( but on the bright side I get a five day weekend.
Think about it! They both have long beaks - they fly, they're annoying - and the Lowers are their natural habitat! It ALL MAKES SENSE!!!
When I got to English I explained my daring hypothesis to Ruxi, who raised eyebrow and inquired about the specific nature of this relationship. I explained on my feet the following:
The Ibis (or Mature organism) lays an egg in a safe place, commonly the area of Thelowers known as Thebearpit, which it then incubates. The egg contains a yolk which, if fertilised, grows into a densely packed mass of mosquito larva. Eventually this egg hatches into a hundred or so mosquitoes, which have an infant period during which they derive sustenance from the blood of nearby mammals. These prey animals generally consist of the genus High Sydneyus Socialus.
The population is culled throughout this period by the defensive mechanisms of the aforementioned mammals, which prevents overpopulation of the mature or Ibis form. When the infant of Mosquito has had its fill of blood, those which remain and are therefore the fittest to survive (this may explain the mature Ibis' tendancy to stay away from humans except when gathering food) creep into a safe hiding place (bannana bushes are are often used for this purpose) and there within a matter of months they grow into the adult Ibis stage, and are soon ready to emerge, proud and red-eyed, to feed upon the fruit of the Garbagebin Tree and begin the cycle anew.
...speaking of science. It appears that the random science competition I did last year turned out well. Nicky said I'd been mentioned, but I couldn't remember what the thing actually WAS, so I asked Ms Joslyn, who said "Oh, yeah, you got an amazing score, you'll get presented at assembly." And I was like "But.. but... what?"
Well, we'll see. I'm not going to camp :( but on the bright side I get a five day weekend.
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