MIRP: John Roblin/ Cicada

Hershey, PA, August 2007, around noon.

The boy in red gazed longingly and kept asking to ride the giant cicada (Tibicen sakata). The ride attendant informed him that "Lenn" was in a foul mood this day and should not be approached.

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MIRP: John Roblin/ Ants of Babylon

Babylon, NY, late October 2008, dusk.
Apparently disturbed by an incessant car alarm (the black SUV nearer to the boats) this rare species of giant ant (Formica whitmora) came ashore on the Babylon, NY docks and crushed the offending SUV. It proceeded to raid a nearby 7-Eleven, looting it of it's entire stock of Slurpee syrup and then disappeared back into the water.

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