Friday, June 26, 2009

Host and Parasite

Zaya is making me run around being "an enemy of mine" this morning. He is a tick. When I walk close to him he attaches and starts sucking out my blood.

This is why.



Last night Art found this little tick in Zaya's hair. The removal procedure was just as effective as Mim's experience, but apparently much more painful. It was very traumatic for both Daddy and Zay, and there was much reconciliation to be done after the procedure was over. Zaya wanted to see the tick this morning, (we saved it, you know, just in case.) and has been one ever since.

He keeps camouflaging on things and waiting for me to walk by. It's more than a little disturbing.

Actually, by the time I finished writing this post he had changed into a Cordyceps fungus that attacks mosquitoes. Equally disgusting and all, but different in that flora vs. fauna way.

7 comments:

Qtpies7 said...

Ok, that is a LOT disturbing! LOL I would totally freak out if my kids were pretending to be arachnids that want to attack me.

Johanna said...

Ya know he's gonna grow up to be this genius scientist someday. :)

aftergrace said...

Eww! Ticks are nasty little buggers.
Did you know they can live in water?

Lilibeth said...

I like his interest level in all things...but the camouflaging and attacking--that would be strange.

Lilibeth said...

...and what I want to know is, who gets to play the part of the mosquito?

Carina said...

Mommy was also the mosquito. I guess I'm just lucky.

Chandelle said...

Glad you found it!