Fire within burning.
Forces fight to cool me down.
I’ll dance in the storm.
*Inspired by a candle in the wind
(image by Ruben Van Dijk of Freeimages.com)
Daily Archives: May 6, 2016
Blood Sucking Species
iPhoneOgraphy – 01 May 2016 (Day 122/366)
Mosquitoes are small, midge-like flies which comprise the family Culicidae. Females of most species are ectoparasites, whose tube-like mouthparts (called a proboscis) pierce the hosts’ skin to consume blood. The word “mosquito” (formed by mosca and diminutive ito) is Spanish for “little fly”. Thousands of species feed on the blood of various kinds of hosts, mainly vertebrates, including mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and even some kinds of fish. Some mosquitoes also attack invertebrates, mainly arthropods. Though the loss of blood is seldom of any importance to the victim, the saliva of the mosquito often causes an irritating rash that is a serious nuisance. Much more serious though, are the roles of many species of mosquitoes as vectors of diseases. In passing from host to host, some transmit extremely harmful infections such as malaria, yellow fever, Chikungunya, West Nile virus, dengue fever, filariasis, Zika…
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Frida
Cedar Grove (after Wang Wei)
Silent Wings
Nightmare on silent wings,
extinguished a candle.
Brushing back strands of her hair,
it gazed at the sleeping face –
so peaceful…
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