tick tick... tick tick...tick tick.
I kept dropping items out of my hands, they would fall to the floor, and bounce. Creating a tick tick... tick tick... tick tick.
Clouds begin to form... tick tick...
Everything goes black... tick tick...
I start to come to my senses and realize it was just a dream.
...tick tick. tick tick...
It is still going? Nahhhh.....
...tick tick...
The rhythmic of the noise is what pulled me from my sleep, and I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep unless I got rid of it.
...tick tick...
Still half asleep, I pulled my sheets up and listened closely, in hopes to find the location.
...tick tick...
It must be dripping water...
...tick tick...
It is by my front door.
...tick tick...
I see a little black beetle in the darkness.. Just a little guy. No bigger than the width of my finger. It was just hanging out two feet from my door on a little square of linoleum.
...tick tick...
What happened next, I didn't believe until it happened again. And again. The beetle was jumping. Only about a half foot in the air, Landing on its back (tick) and rebounding back to his feet (tick)!
And then it jumped again!
...tick tick...
I was half asleep still, I couldn't tell you how long I stared at this insect, jumping. Could be 5 sec... could be 60. But it was such an odd happening. I couldn't just stop watching, this weird phenomenon.
Finally exhaustion took over me, I scooped it up, threw my little friend out side, and climbed back into bed.
My last thoughts...
"What the fuuuuu..."
...zzzzzzzzzzzzz
I have taken upon my self to make sure I am not crazy. And lo and behold, I am crazy. But not in the beetle sense.
I kept dropping items out of my hands, they would fall to the floor, and bounce. Creating a tick tick... tick tick... tick tick.
Clouds begin to form... tick tick...
Everything goes black... tick tick...
I start to come to my senses and realize it was just a dream.
...tick tick. tick tick...
It is still going? Nahhhh.....
...tick tick...
The rhythmic of the noise is what pulled me from my sleep, and I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep unless I got rid of it.
...tick tick...
Still half asleep, I pulled my sheets up and listened closely, in hopes to find the location.
...tick tick...
It must be dripping water...
...tick tick...
It is by my front door.
...tick tick...
I see a little black beetle in the darkness.. Just a little guy. No bigger than the width of my finger. It was just hanging out two feet from my door on a little square of linoleum.
...tick tick...
What happened next, I didn't believe until it happened again. And again. The beetle was jumping. Only about a half foot in the air, Landing on its back (tick) and rebounding back to his feet (tick)!
And then it jumped again!
...tick tick...
I was half asleep still, I couldn't tell you how long I stared at this insect, jumping. Could be 5 sec... could be 60. But it was such an odd happening. I couldn't just stop watching, this weird phenomenon.
Finally exhaustion took over me, I scooped it up, threw my little friend out side, and climbed back into bed.
My last thoughts...
"What the fuuuuu..."
...zzzzzzzzzzzzz
I have taken upon my self to make sure I am not crazy. And lo and behold, I am crazy. But not in the beetle sense.
"Beetles in the family Elateridae are commonly called click beetles, elaters, skipjack, snapping, or spring beetles. They posses a mechanism by which they can violently launch themselves several inches into the air, by which method they can avoid predators and right themselves if they happen to fall on their backs. A spine on the prosternum can be snapped into a corresponding notch on the mesosternum, producing a violent "click" which can bounce the beetle into the air. There are about 7000 known species. dull brown or gray. The adults are typically nocturnal and phytophagous. Like many nocturnal insects, they are attracted by artificial lights, and in hot weather, they are prone to enter houses at night if doors or windows are left open." |
