The Second Of Eight Insects Known To Midwestern Children
GHOST LOCUST(curiositica escapis)
It speaks but is not seen. Only its shell may be found above ground, because the invisible Ghost Locust huddles underground in complex tunnels. Some breeds, especially those found in Carbondale, Illinois, have devised intricate funnel systems to transport rainwater from the sky into an impressive hollow that is used as a scaled-down Olympic sized pool. Here the males perform Herculean amounts of laps in order to be fed fire ants by their females. We know this only because Kikipa, an intern who can communicate with birds, spoke with a bird who can communicate with worms, and worms see all.
This Houdiniesque creature flees its own husk in fear of children's hands like a lizard prematurely fleeing its own tail. They hate to be seen but love to sing. Especially at all times.
Natural Enemies: Children, sunlight, mine explosions.
It speaks but is not seen. Only its shell may be found above ground, because the invisible Ghost Locust huddles underground in complex tunnels. Some breeds, especially those found in Carbondale, Illinois, have devised intricate funnel systems to transport rainwater from the sky into an impressive hollow that is used as a scaled-down Olympic sized pool. Here the males perform Herculean amounts of laps in order to be fed fire ants by their females. We know this only because Kikipa, an intern who can communicate with birds, spoke with a bird who can communicate with worms, and worms see all.
This Houdiniesque creature flees its own husk in fear of children's hands like a lizard prematurely fleeing its own tail. They hate to be seen but love to sing. Especially at all times.
Natural Enemies: Children, sunlight, mine explosions.
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