just good to know

i think it was a last week in the office when i read a book about insects, kinda like a little encyclopedia of insect species. yes i do that in the office. i was amazed and surprised at just how specialised insects are at surviving in their own habitats. the smaller the ecosystem, the more specialised they were.

my favourite of all was the pubic lice. they live in people's pubic hair or beards (i always knew beards were filthy) all their lives, only transferring to another people through close contact aka sexing. otherwise they will probably spend their entire lives in someone's bush.

having to survive in such a tiny habitat, they sure know how to do it well. their legs have been evolved such that the legs on each side of their body can wrap around a strand of hair. imagine hugging a tree with your right arm and leg, and hanging on while there's an earthquake.

that's how they live, and they do it so well. and i forgot why i wanted to tell you all these.