Watching this CNN video took me on an emotional rollercoaster ride. My first response when I saw the title was, "WOW! GIANT SEA SPIDERS!" Then, as I watched it I realized, to my dismay, that the creatures filmed near Antactica . . .
A) weren't all that giant and
B) didn't really look like spiders.
But then I did a little research on Wikipedia and discovered that many sea spiders actually do resemble their land-lubbing cousins. (Especially dead sea spiders.) This makes them fairly interesting in my book. However, they also possess an unusual, vampire-like feature: a straw shaped proboscis which they insert into the animals before sucking out the juices. Yum! Read more here.
what the hack!!!!
ReplyDelete(this is kitty, 'cuz my computer won't open blogger) That'll make a nice pet. :D lol
ReplyDeleteThey are so... COOL!
ReplyDeleteAnd the information's from an Australian website. ^^
ok - so if its not a spider - I'm just confuzzled. I guess you could just try to ignore this comment. I just wasted about two minutes of worthless typing.
ReplyDeleteHi again. Its the same person who was "confuzzled" b4. I was wondering..... Kirsten, u said that these spiders were interesting in ur book. Are you making another Kiki Strike book? I hope so! I love ur writing - I think about it all the time! If u write another book, at least I will read it, and Im sure others will, 2. ;)
ReplyDeletei think my om showed my part of that vidoe. theyre pretty rad. and how can i resist? I LOV VAMPIRES!
ReplyDelete(you all should check out the band Vampire Weekend. Lov 'em too!)