The Greatest Gift The Entomology Department Can Receive

comes in a green and orange box, tied with a gold ribbon… 

and contains sets of insects (in our case: brown dog tick, American cockroach and rice weevil)… 

with a card that says, “Dear Entom, Thank you for helping us conquer our fear of handling insects! We hope this is the last. From, Group 8”

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Happy-Birthday-Merry-Christmas-Happy-New-Year-Happy-Valentine’s-Day to you, Entomology!

And Happy Graduation to us! :)

Yes! Makakagraduate na kami. Iniisip kasi namin noong Friday na baka ito pang arthropod collection ang maging sanhi ng hindi namin paggraduate. Biruin mo naman kasi, lahat na ay nakapagproseso na ng insekto at kami na lang ang hindi pa. Nagkaproblema kasi sa mga specimens namin. Nakakaawa. Nakakainis. Haha. Mabuti na lang at nagawaan ng paraan.

You Have the Right Bite at the Wrong Time

December 8th, 2011

Siguro para sa’yo tama yung oras. Pero para sa’kin tama ba?

Ang problema, you did it without consulting the person involved. Have you ever considered me? No. You are only concerned with yourself. The only things that matter to you are your pleasure and satisfaction. 

Sarili mo lang ang mahalaga sa’yo. Wala kang pakialam sa iba.

Damn you, Cimex sp.! Damn you, bed bug (or jeep bug in my case)! Damn you, surot!

I know this isn’t confirmed yet but I think it’s you. The 1.2.3 linear biting pattern (which actually looks scattered now) tells me that it’s really you. 

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I hate it.

Why now, of all times, would you bite me? When I have a pictorial coming up?

I wish you can see these very unpleasant red marks you left on my skin. I want you to feel guilty for what you’ve done to me…even though I know you won’t. :(

I hate you.

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The suspect. The culprit.

So, Yes, I Studied a Cockroach

Pardon me for posting this kadiri stuff. Haha.

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Here’s one of the three cockroaches we caught. (My evil self loved it when it tumbled up and got dizzy and finally died due to the ethanol inside the ‘killing jar’. Haha.)

Here’s our professor who is much in love with cockroaches. I’m imagining her saying, “Ang ganda-ganda nila, di ba?” while playing with its wings. (Really, I never imagined anyone finding these creatures beautiful.)

And here’s the class (only groups 2 and 3, actually) watching the dissection demo.

Doctor Ger’s dissected cockroach showing its digestive system.

And finally, my illustration of a cockroach. Dorsal and ventral view. (Errr. Never did I imagine myself drawing my most hated creature. o_O)

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Haha. So there. I hope you all enjoyed this post. I think not. :))