Insect Critter Bites

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Yo David,

 

I did a bitta snipping.

 

> Butch, a fly infection can kill a rabbit, or certainly make them

> weaker and more prone to other problems. A friend of mine, did lose a

> well loved bunny that way.

 

I don't dispute that .. I know very little about domestic rabbits - but

I suppose that wild rabbits (as I wrote about) are far better equipped

to deal with natural pests and such cause there is not shortage of such

pests and around my old home place there is no shortage of rabbits. :-P

 

I know that fleas can cause all kinds of problems on four and two laig

critters .. such as flea allergy dermitus, tapeworms and Bubonic Plague

just for starters. But it seems that they are generally more dangerous

to domesticated critters and humans than they are to wild critters. Of

course, folks back in the Middle Ages probably disagreed.

 

> I agree with Ellen Degenerous (sp?) when she pretends to call god on

> the phone ask, " Why are their fleas? "

>

> David Roman

 

One of these days we might know .. the Russians seem to think there is

some importance .. maybe. I went to a website and thought I would learn

http://www.zin.ru/Animalia/Siphonaptera/index.htm but when I clicked on

Importance .. I got Under Construction .. so maybe they didn't find any

purpose yet. ;-p WARNING .. I couldn't get out of that page .. its one

of those that traps you.

 

Come to think of it .. why mosquitos and chiggers .. and lawyers?

 

But .. I reckon there is a role for all critters .. else Ol' Mastah most

likely would not have allowed them to exist. Reminds me of a tale about

Little Johnny.

 

Johnny was sitting on the curb swinging a hammer and yelling " Freaking

ants. " Father Flanagan came by and saw that Johnny was smashing them

with the hammer. The good Father asked why he was doing it and Johnny

told him they had no purpose in the world. The Father explained that

God had made everything for a purpose and advised Johnny to think on it

a bit. Johnny said he would.

 

Couple'a days later Father Flanagan is walking down the street and sees

Johnny doing the same thing. Wham! " Freaking ants! " Wham! " Freaking

ants! " The Father says to Johnny, " I thought I told you that God gave a

purpose to everything in the world .. so why are you still doing this? "

 

Johnny replied, " Father, I thought about what you said and I came up

with three things that have no purpose on Earth. " Father Flanagan was

taken aback and replied, " Johnny, can you tell me what they are? "

 

Johnny said, " Sure! Testicles of a Priest, breasts on a Nun and Wham!

" Freaking ants. "

 

Y'all keep smiling. ;-p Butch