![]() ![]() ![]() It releases pain inhibitors so the host cannot feel it suck blood.Its mouth secretes something like glue to help keep it anchored to its host.(These fascinating things did not make me fonder of them, quite the opposite, but it really is amazing what a tick can do.) For example, the tick’s body contains an arsenal of chemicals useful to acquisition of blood. Here is a photo of the folder I kept all of my tick information in while I was working on this poem.Īfter reading all of these articles and many more, I discovered many fascinating things about the little creatures. ![]() So, how do you write a poem about something as disgusting as a tick? Well, it involves a lot of research, it really does. We were asked to focus on scientific facts about our bugs when creating our poems. Lice, fire ants, fleas, bedbugs, cockroaches, termites, and a host of other creepy crawly creatures were doled out. I am thrilled to be one of the poets featured! My poem, Tick-tock Tick appears on, along with a fabulous drawing by artist Will Terry, whose jewel-toned, super-fun illustrations accompany each poem in the collection.įor this collection, Lee assigned each poet a bug. Nasty Bugs, a book of poems about bugs edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins and published by Dial hit the shelves on March 16. I’m mixing things up this week because something exciting happened recently and I haven’t had time to write about it yet. ![]()
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