#evil bugs

(I’m sorry, simulation. I hope your night and con is wonderful.)

In both, seven superpowered kids come together because of destiny (or something) to fight mythological monsters that are secretly actually real and save the world from destruction by evil forces, while having tragic backstories and traumatic experiences. And saying funny quips!!!

TLOS book one is sort of like if Annabeth, Leo, and a very young and optimistic Nico went on a quest together.

goodnight people in my phone

In a world as ecologically diverse as our own, many species of insects remain undiscovered. Entomologists frequently uncover new breeds and subspecies previously thought to be completely documented. From the forest floors of Latin America to the jungles of Asia, the insect world still offers its share of deadly six-legged surprises. The highly-feared ‘suicide bug’ is one such creature.

Located less than five years ago in a remote jungle of South America, a sting from the ‘suicide bug’ is so intense that all victims eventually commit suicide. Not from damaging physical effects on bodily organs. No matter the mental state of the individual beforehand, they do so purely to escape the excruciating, unrelenting pain. Ironically, the sting doesn’t even hurt when it happens. It reportedly takes up to five minutes for the agony to manifest itself. From that moment on, it’s described by victims as unbearable.

As far as physical characteristics are concerned, it’s as if someone mated the infamous tarantula hawk and bullet ant species to create a perfect ‘self-killing machine’. The venom itself isn’t fatal. It does no more damage to human cellular tissue than ordinary fire ants or a wasp sting. It’s the psychological pain effects that are both unrelenting and apparently unendurable.

Despite that incredibly alarming scenario, the risk of encountering one of these innocuous little insects was very minuscule. Was. The home range of this creature was isolated to an incredibly remote, mountain jungle. Tragically for humanity, the discovery of this insect was made by a team of scientists devoted to ‘shared’ research. Live specimens of ‘Phanaeus Arthropoda suicidum’ were distributed to their research partners across the world. All of the entomologists agreed to collaborate on the research. None of them had the benefit of knowing the tenacious insects would escape their flimsy research containers and quickly adapt to the different environments outside.

Three years later, their numbers exploded. Every major city in the world has unchecked numbers of these deadly creatures because they all have chapters of the ‘shared research council’. It is a plague upon mankind but government officials worldwide have tried to cover it up, to prevent a panic. The insect is so ordinary looking that it blends in perfectly with the scenery. People mistake them for ordinary winged beetles but that is a fatal mistake.

“Oh my word! Why are you telling me all of this?”; The alarmed lady on the park bench wanted to know. She cringed in subconscious revulsion. Just hearing about it made her skin crawl.

Just created some Halloween party paper placemats with my evil bugs. See more at the blog post