Okay, this is a weird post, but I was so intrigued by an experience I had the other day with a mosquito. First off, let me say that I hate mosquitoes. I see absolutely no redeeming qualities in mosquitoes. They are just pests and pains in the butt. But I couldn't help be impressed with their unique abilities of duck and evade.
I was in our shower at home getting ready to take a shower when out of the corner of my eye, I catch sight of a mosquito flying by. Our shower room is all white so I thought it would be easy to hunt and destroy. I got a beat on it and just as I was about to smash it into the wall, it literally vanished right in front of my eyes. I was so focused on it I didn't think it would be possible for it to escape, but it did. I quickly closed the shower door to try and contain it. Luckily I did. I caught sight of it again and tried to be even more careful, but again it disappeared. This time I stepped back and widened my view and I saw it in a totally different part of the room. I was like, "How in the world did it get there in a split second, right in front of my eyes." This happened three or four times. So I took a wet hand towel and just started to swing around until it appeared again. Finally it landed on the white wall where I smacked it with the towel and that was the end of Mr. Mosquito.
The mosquito is an amazing creature. I wonder what purpose they would serve in a perfect world. Because they certainly wouldn't be sucking blood.
