SEP 10, '25, INSECTS: buzzwords #3

    This post is part of a continuing collection of poems about 'INSECTS', as previously presented on this blog on September 5, 2022 (buzzword #1), September 5, 2023 (buzzword #2), September 5, 2024 (buzzword #3), and September 5, 2025 (buzzword #4).

previous poetic posts (Note that captions are available for poems displayed on "Daily Illustrated Nonsense" in slide format since January, 2024).

(first buzzwords) (#1) beerbugs, bumblebees, clothes moths, cold adaptation, computer bugs.

(second buzzwords) (#2)  deer- and horse-flies, entomologists, fire ants, gnats, gnat repellents.

CURRENT CONTENTS (#3):

Insect repellents

Ladybug diner

Mosquitoes

Ricardo the dragonfly

Roaches (etymologic considerations)

Learn more about DEET at Wikipedia.

Authors' Note: Adult dragonflies are carnivores who hunt on the wing, consuming daily up to a fifth of their body-weight in various flying insects, mosquitoes being one of their favorites. 

In the photo by GC, shot in the Muskoka region of Ontario, the insect temporarily has lighted (with wings typically spread) on a tiger lily, presumably to seek as prey the pollen-seeking insects attracted there.

Authors' Note: 

cucaracha: Spanish for cockroach, presumably giving rise in the early 17th century to the English name for the insect

cockroach: adjectival form for the common insect (of thousands of species, only four are characterized as pests; cockroachlike might also be used in appropriate instances)   In the 1830s, Victorians adopted the shortened form roach to avoid the sexual connotations of the insect's name.

Requests from many entomologists, armchair nature enthusiasts, pest control professionals, buggers, and just ordinary folks have come to fruition; there is now a follow-up post continuing this theme (BUGS!), that you can easily access by clicking HERE! 

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