While I wait to see if I’ve been granted night waivers, I’ve been revisiting footage from my city flights and practicing my editing. Enjoy. (Or don’t. I don’t care.. How much did you pay to get in here, anyway?)
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On June 18, 2004 I was out in the Calico Basin just east of Red Rock Canyon to photograph a hot spring that I had heard about. After about an hour of hiking, I found the hot spring. It was basically a 2 foot bubbling puddle of mud. Not worthy of a photo, but an interesting geological phenomena.
As I was making my way back to my car, I spotted something flying around a tree that I had used as a way point. Moving closer (about 10 yards away), I saw a whole bunch of the somethings flying around the tree, with an audible buzzing sound. The tree was around 20 feet tall, and the flying buzzing things were about 3 inches long. Being smarter than the average bear, I slipped my ever present telephoto lens on my camera and zoomed in for a closer look. The attached photos show you what I spotted.
I see your “Murder Hornet” and raise you the “Tarantula Hawk.” (Google them.) They are so named because they sting a tarantula, which paralyzes it, then they lay eggs on the spider. The larvae then use the tarantula for sustenance.
With regards to humans, they are no more dangerous than a bee sting, and only to be of concern if you are allergic.
BUT.. it is the second most painful sting known to man. (I guess in 2020 we’ll say “for now.”) The official medical advice if you’re stung, is to lay down and scream. The idea is to prevent you from running/flailing about amongst the pointy rocks of the desert where you could give yourself a far more serious injury. The pain allegedly only last for a few minutes, and you’re generally wiser, but no worse for the wear. I, of course, learned all of this in the days after these things popping up between me and my car.
So, after taking a series of award worthy photos (if I do say so myself), I considered the path back to my car and thought, fuck that! The car is still out there, if you can find it, I’ll send you the keys.
Ok, that’s not entirely true. I decided to give these things a very wide berth, especially considering the fact that they can fly, and moved away from the tree. I did my best to keep the tree at least 50 yards away, but still in view, as I hiked a wide circle back to my car.
I never encountered them again in all my time in the desert.
Jim Says: Click to Enlarge. (Always good advice.)
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GODZILLA IS COMING!!!
This is THE movie I’ve been waiting for!
I am an old-school, die-hard Godzilla fan! I had a Godzilla poster on my wall, the Godzilla ShoGun Warrior, t-shirts, videos, you name it. That classic roar is one the most epic sounds in all of sci-fi (along with a Tie Fighter’s engine, the Predator’s guttural clicks, the original Enterprise’s transporter, and the TARDIS’ engine).
It’s very rare that I promote a movie (look through my posts, you’ll see), and I have a true loathing for poorly done reboots (see also, “Red Dawn“, “RoboCop“, “Planet of the Apes“, with extra special spurn to “Gone in 60 Seconds“, and “the Day the Earth Stood Still“).
However, after watching the trailers, I am eagerly anticipating this one.
A Giant in the Industry!
Jim Says: “He picks up a bus and he throws it back down, as he wades through the buildings to the center of town..” [1]Don’t get the reference? Click HERE
The gold medal hockey game has more riding on it than you realize.
Jim Says: “We HAVE to win this one!”
