First Malagasy Wildlife

I finally arrived here on the island last week. Sorry, but there were no A few interesting things have happened. The President of the country and the Mayor of the capital city where we live are having an argument. Not every country in the world has elections like we do in America to decide who is in charge. The President of Madagascar was elected, but the Mayor has decided he wants to be in charge, so told the country on Saturday that he is now in charge and they shouldn't listen to the old President. Some people are very upset and there has been some fighting and stealing and burning of buildings. But my wife, Cindy, and I are safe. All the people I have met have been very nice. 

I have come across some very cool wild animals here in Madagascar, but so far they have all been in our apartment. Here are some photos of an amazing weevil that lives in our kitchen. My wife has named her Weevy. When she is scared (Weevy, not my wife), she curls up and plays dead for about 10 minutes. She also tries to hide, but instead of using camouflage she uses mimicry. That means she tries to look like some other kind of creature, like dressing up for Halloween. In the top photo, she is doing a toad impersonation. That dark spot on her head is not an eye. In fact, that isn't her head either. That first body part you see is her thorax. She also tucks her back 4 legs together, so they only look like 2 big legs. In the second photo, you can see her head. It is tiny, but her mouth isn't. That long pointy part is her proboscis she uses to eat grains and fruits. 

I miss you all very much. And I will try to keep the photos and posts coming now that I am actually here in Madagascar. The internet is not very reliable here, so it may not be every day, but I will do my best.

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