Bloodsuckers

National Geographic has a whole page of miscellaneous videos featuring bats having dinner. I like bats, but perversely preferred this one of assassin bugs turning the tables on them.

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Political metaphor:

The bats are a bloodsucking John McCain. Assassin bugs are Sarah Palin.

PZ, I love you. Really, I do. And I love bats. And squids and such. But could you please, PLEASE stop posting vids that are narrated by this cheesy Casey Kasem guy?

By boygenius (not verified) on 27 Feb 2010 #permalink

I now always hit 'mute' before watching Nat Geo videos.

Gross! You've gone one bat too far, PZ. :)

Assassin bugs are the vilest most disgusting insects in the entire section of the spiral galaxy.
Yeeccchhhh!

By Gingerbaker (not verified) on 27 Feb 2010 #permalink

"...like a gasoline tanker truck filing with fuel..."

Funny metaphor, but I have never seen a gasoline tanker truck pull up to a sleeping anything and then puncturing to get fuel.

By NewEnglandBob (not verified) on 27 Feb 2010 #permalink

boygenius, thanks, I was afraid it was only me.

I can handle the squids, assassin bugs, vampires, and what-have-you, but Mr. Kasem just makes me squirm.

Other than that, thanks PZ, for all your efforts and giving people a place to voice their opinions.

You are indeed perverse, PZ, to take pleasure in those assassin bugs stalking that cute little baby vampire bat...

By recovering catholic (not verified) on 27 Feb 2010 #permalink

So does it kill it?? It ended just as it was getting good.

By Steve Reilly (not verified) on 27 Feb 2010 #permalink

The death of a thousand cuts.

Neat video, but in situations like this, I can't help myself: my sympathies are with the mammal. The cute, baby, fuzzy mammal.

@#5
Assassin bugs are the vilest most disgusting insects in the entire section of the spiral galaxy.

Except maybe Donohue and Robertson etc.