The Poet Ramel Loves Insects
Gordon Ramel loves insects. He has written poetry, and he is trying to educate a sometimes unappreciative world.
Here is an educational effort that appeared recently on the ENTOMO-L discussion list. Gordon Ramel responded to this inquiry:
FROM: Erin Johnson
I’m working on a television series about entertaining ‘bugs’ (I use the term ‘bugs’ in its loosest possible sense!) and I’m wondering which bugs entomologists find entertaining. Which bugs make you guys laugh out loud?
I’ve heard of people dancing with mantids and getting stick insects to dance to music, but are there other bugs that you can have fun with or that have particularly humorous behaviour?
Erin Johnson
Researcher
NHNZ
Dunedin
New Zealand
Here is Gordon Ramel’s educational reply. (Note that he began by discreetly informing E. Johnson that E does not stand for Erin):
FROM: Gordon Ramel
Eric,
I hate to say this but the ideas you suggest are ludicrous, and that is being polite. The world will be much better off without the program you are thinking of making, it is an insult to both nature and humanity, a perfect example of how stupid people can get when they worship money.
Bugs do not make me laugh because unlike people they live in harmony with God and all their actions are beautiful. What you want to do is plain ugly.
Gordon Ramel