“Safety First!” isn’t always the first thought that comes to mind when traveling down the roads in Cambodia… This picture was taken on one of the main roads going out of Phnom Penh, when I was taking my family to the Killing Fields several weeks ago. I think that one of the ladies even turned the baby she was holding a bit, so we could take a better photo.
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Things that make you go hmm… Spiders in Where???
A few nights ago, I made my way to the outhouse behind our house. As I often do, I looked around to see if any unwanted visitors had made their way inside. This time, my looking was not in vain… A rather large spider about the size of my hand was on the wall. Its death must have upset its family, because the next morning three of its close companions awaited me inside… But hopefully their fate will help spread the word that the outhouse is not a good place for them to live…
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Things that make you go hmm… An Unwelcome Visitor
Things that make you go hmm… Geckos Dueling
Living in a foreign land, I have tried to be friendly. But some guests just aren’t welcome. Such was the case with this rather large centipede that we found crawling across our living room floor. It seems like when it rains that lots of little, and sometimes not so little, crawling things try to seek shelter in our home. We have many geckos that aren’t too bothersome, and I figure that they help eat bugs. However, I wasn’t for sure if this centipede had much value, so its stay in our house didn’t last long…
As I walked into the kitchen, I saw two geckos running toward each other. I stopped in my tracks, afraid that they would both run towards me to attack. But, as I stood there, they began attacking each other.
After a few seconds of dueling, one took the upperhand and bit the others head–I mean, literally, one had the geckos head completely in its mouth. They stood there for awhile, long enough for me to run to my room, grab my camera, and take a few pictures (unfortunately, none came out clearly). But it was such an interesting sight. After a few more minutes of staying still, the other finally broke out of its mouth somehow. They must have gotten tired of dueling, because they just went their separate ways.
I guess we’ll call it a draw then.
— Daniel