I sure hope these suckers are rare. I've already killed the largest spider that I've ever seen outside of a zoo this summer. Kim -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Chuck Hards Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2008 6:34 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] OT: Giant water bugs These are big enough that if you can find a dozen, you won't need fuel. Just hitch 'em up to the front of the car and they can pull you. On Tue, Aug 5, 2008 at 5:40 PM, <diveboss@xmission.com> wrote:
You see, it's not OT Chuck, these may be just what the doctor ordered. If they are that big and are attracted to light sources, this may be one answer to light pollution which IS Astromomy related... Now if only they would excrete fuel! ;)
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