Tag Archives: bugs

Caterpickles Cleans House, Again

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Despite my best effort, The Four-Year-Old’s unanswered question index keeps getting longer. I’m at 137 and counting (I haven’t entered today’s questions yet. I’m afraid to, frankly.) Anyway, what with the holidays coming up, I thought I’d clean house again … Continue reading →

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“Why are girl mosquitoes silent?”

Posted on November 23, 2011 by

Ah, Mosquito Week, when every post seems to take two very itchy days to compose. Is it Thanksgiving yet? One of the reasons The Four-Year-Old has been plagued by mosquito bites this fall is that she has been taking weekly … Continue reading →

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“Do mosquitoes migrate?”

Posted on November 22, 2011 by

Mosquito Week continues with a look at why we get a break from those pesky biters (at least in the Northeast) in the winter. In comforting The Four-Year-Old who is still struggling with itchy bites even though it’s almost Thanksgiving, … Continue reading →

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“Why are mosquito bites little red bumps?”

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

At the risk of inciting another unusually severe snowstorm, I’m going to open this blog post by commenting that aside from a few days in October, we’ve been enjoying a relatively warm fall this year. And as a result, The … Continue reading →

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“How do you trim a cactus?”

Posted on November 9, 2011 by

Last week, Chris lamented the fact that with The Four-Year-Old’s endless supply of questions, I will never need to take reader questions. But the fact is, I love those too. And to encourage y’all to submit some of your own, … Continue reading →

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Things you don’t expect to hear at night

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

Overheard from the top of the stairs, about 15 minutes after the preschooler was supposed to be asleep: “Mommyo, can the scorpion sleep with me tonight?” Gentle reader, before you speed-dial Children’s Protective Services, please read on for some important … Continue reading →

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In which my daughter reveals herself to be a very picky eater

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

Preschooler, after wolfing down a graham cracker and a peach: Mommyo, I want something else to eat. Me: OK. What do you want? Preschooler: Oh, anything. Except flies. Me: Um, OK. No flies. Preschooler: Or any kind of bug. I … Continue reading →

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“Do bees have two pairs of wings?”

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Yes. In some species, the bees may have wings that are so short as to make flight impossible, but all bees have two pairs of wings. You can find more fun honeybee facts with which to amaze your preschooler here … Continue reading →

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“Why don’t fleas fly?”

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

This afternoon, after we had exhausted the topic of heartworm treatment in dogs (don’t ask), my daughter asked me about fleas. Specifically, “Why don’t fleas fly?” At last, an easy answer, I thought. “Because they don’t have wings.” “Why don’t … Continue reading →

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In which my daughter’s vocabulary outstrips mine

Posted on June 27, 2011 by

“I have to do the thorax and the bottom still, Mommyo,” my daughter said, waving her handcrafted butterfly up and down to make it fly. “Better get to it,” I said as nonchalantly as I could as I scurried over … Continue reading →

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