Here we see Detritus Dog resting in the seagrass wrack on an island somewhere on Florida's Nature Coast.
Little does he know that his haunches are being surveiled by millions of tiny Beachhoppers, aka Amphipods, as he sits in the oozy mix of rotting seagrass flotsam and mud.
Detritus Dog is so focused on the mystery of the missing detritus, that he has deactivated his butt nerves to focus all available neurons on solving this mystery. As a result, he is clueless to the swarming hordes beneath him.
Detritus Dog's attention is focused on his faithful sidekick, FC Man, who has detained a likely detrital debris deconstructor, The Fiddler!
FC Man restraining the Fiddler ...
"All right, give it up Fiddler! Tell us who is munching all this detritus! It can't be just you and the Fiddler gang, you don't even work at high tide. "
"Fiddle me this, fiddle me that, I'll never tell man, dog, or cat."
The Fiddler wasn't talking. Detritus Dog and his sidekick decided to shake up the neighborhood and see what might fall out.
FC Man and Detritus Dog discover the Beach Hopper hideout! Realizing they are outnumbered, Detritus Dog pulls out his silent Dog Whistle (which only birds can hear) and calls in the air force!
Out of the blue, the air force swoops in and makes short work of the Hopper Clan.
Another victory for Detritus Dog and FC Man!
17 comments:
that's a lot of hoppers!
does your mom still have your comic book collection, or did she make you take them?
Too bad you don't like that dog. At all. And you're right- Bear looks pretty clueless sitting there. There's almost always an interesting food chain thing going on over here; today all those hoppers make me itch.
What a great superhero story...can't wait for the next installment
Holy hoppers, Batman!
"It can thus leap several inches into the air, although without any control over its direction."
Some days make you feel like you're an amphipod, don't they? :o)
Way to go!
How smelly/muddy was Bear after sitting in that mud?
Also, do you use any of your videos to illustrate science concepts with your students?
You missed your calling. You should have written comic books. It's not too late, you and Bear could be on the book shelves by this Christmas.
Very funny! Love the look on Bear's face.
A friend called last night and said she offered my services to babysit her friends dog. I asked what kind and she said a black lab. I thought of boy Bear right away!
Love the new header.
Patti
Cool :) LOVE the new header pic, most awesome. btw, I changed my blog address, it was kind of by accident, long story, but anyhoo it's now www.sharonpire.blogspot.com :)
Ya'll are all nuts! ;)
Not fair that you and Cathy were at Crackers and I was only a fifteen minute drive away!!!! Shame on you two!
Beautiful new header! Your two boys! I can't decide which one is more handsome.
I love the new header!
Not too many bloggers even use the word "detritus" in their posts, much less make an adventure of it!
Best header ever. Please leave it for a bit so we can all enjoy it on repeated visits.
Thanks for the comments! Yes, we'll leave that header up for a bit.
I have more kid and dog pics to post from that day, but this is not Bear's private blog, so I have to space those shots out abit.
Glad you liked Detritus Dog's adventure. I'm sure he will get into more mischief worth posting about!
It's not Bear's private blog??!!
Well I have to tell you--he steals the show--he is just too darn cute not to.
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