Stories tagged “insect”
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Puss Doctor
“So how did this happen?” asked the doctor. “Well, I was camping in South Dakota and I think I got some bug bite.” “And you said it’s right beneath your naval?” the doctor asked, scribbling something behind the...
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A Matter of Scale
It roared, sending shockwaves rumbling through the air. Turning, it stomped its feet down hard as it lumbered over the forest, snapping trees like twigs. Gripped with fear, Mark began to run for cover as a giant foot stepped down out of the sky, intent...
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Bees
Marie-Therese squinted through her non-prescription spectacles at her friend Elliot in a satirical kind of fashion, for Elliot is clearly a satirical name. Especially for a bee, which he happened to be. The name openly ridicules the letter ‘tR...
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Six-Legged Prestige and Tradition
A black shape dashed through the forest of tall grasses that towered high above, creating a canopy that blocked out the moonlight. The shape moved again and again in short zig-zagging bursts. Wind caught some of the blades of grass and parted them allo...
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Luangwa
The droning hum she heard since leaving her cell now increased in intensity. The corridor’s lights behind her flickered to black. The door at the far end of the passageway ahead appeared covered by a fast moving and murky cloud. “The offspr...
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Schematic
An ever-growing insect population swarmed below her circling in fractious loops. Colliding into one another with great velocity, the Luangua continued to swirl aloft, all the while failing to fly into her escape duct. Stupid bugs – they can’t fly s...