Can you hear the middle note of a mosquito’s hum?
I can’t – it’s a mystery! But I know it’s there
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The world is full of mysteries and wonder.
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Hummingbirds
are extraordinary
in their mystery
brains the largest in proportion to their body weight
long and flexible their hairy tongue
250 times a minute
hearts in flight
beating
in synchrony with their breath
200 times a second
flap their wings
shoulder joints rotating 180 degrees
flying forward, backward
staying in place
diving at 60 mph
A most marvellous mysterious creation
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Bees
now there’s another mystery
perfect hexagonals of wax
backwards tilting so not to spill
she, a marvelous flying machine,
carries payloads equivalent
to her own weight
300 of the flying marvels
in three weeks
collecting 450gm of honey
dancing, circling directions to each other
on a wagtail run of pulsing sound
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Ants
an enormous extended family
of 20,000 species
carry burdens 20 times their weight with ease
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Oh, I could go on and on
about the mysteries
that surround us
The most wonderful of all
is to see
the world of mystery
as through
the eyes of a child
for
the
first time
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Written for Sandbox Challenge 56 : You and Mystery
© Raili Tanska
Images Pixabay
Nature is the biggest mystery of all, isn’t it? Do we consider the human body part of nature?
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But of course! I did consider delving into that too, but where do you stop ?!
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I didn’t know hummingbirds had such proportionally huge brains. I’ve they’d stop buzzing about and study for a bit, who knows what exams they could pass?
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Einstein-esque !
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Nature is wonderful. I loved being in it, marvelling at it and being part of it.
Did you know that bumble bees cannot fly? Aerodynamically and shape, size, muscle power, wingspan, they can’t get off the ground. Biologists couldn’t explain.
I formed my own theory. I reckon they run across the ground very fast (this creates the buzzing sound – it’s their little feet pounding away) and project a thin layer of mist in the air about them. They then project an image of themselves up on to that thin layer which acts as a mirror. It gives the impression of them flying.
I’m always studying the ground to see them when one ‘flies’ past. But the little buggers are so quick I haven’t managed to see one yet.
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I look forward to hearing further news on your research into the mystery of bumble bee flight.
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I enjoy such little details. Nature is generous and wonderful.
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Yes it is 🙂
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The wonders of nature! The abundant, enigmatic and fascination that is in the little details. 🙂
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Such interesting post! Brings out the child-like wonder of mysteries …and we are surrounded by them!
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Thank you – yes we are surrounded by mystery and wonder 🙂
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There are some wondrous creatures out there, Raili. We’re lucky to share our world!
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It’s fascinating – even the seemingly ordinary things we take for granted
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Mysteriously wonderful 😊
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Indeed 🙂
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😊😊😊
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