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“TZETZE (or TSETSE) FLY, n. An African insect (_Glossina morsitans_) whose bite is commonly regarded as nature's most efficacious remedy for insomnia, though some patients prefer that of the American novelist (_Mendax interminabilis_).”
Ambrose Bierce
“A fly, Sir, may sting a stately horse, and make him wince; but one is but an insect, and the other is a horse still”
Samuel Johnson
“When I was five years old I saw an insect that had been eaten by ants and of which nothing remained except the shell. Through the holes in its anatomy one could see the sky. Every time I wish to attain purity I look at the sky through flesh.”
Salvador Dalí
“We are in the stickiest situation since sticky the stick insect got stuck on a sticky bun.”
Rowan Atkinson
“I never kill insects. If I see ants or spiders in the room, I pick them up and take them outside. Karma is everything.”
Holly Valance
“This species of bat has been observed capturing insects near the ground and vegetation, which suggests they have a wider repertoire of sonar-guided behavior than previously recognized. We thought the sonar strobe groups might be well suited to helping the bat distinguish a small object from the more complex background you would find in the wild.”
Cynthia Moss
“To actually go from detecting the insect to the capture, our eyes just don't take it.”
“This could be how the first flight began?insects just jumped off branches and started gliding.”
Brian Fisher
“While the dinosaurs were munching on leaves, these little guys were probably eating insects and these new flowers. It's co-evolution.”
Judd Case
“Bottom line, it's just your most natural insect repellent.”
Paula Companio
