Peanuts Begins by Charles Schulz for February 27, 2023

If you mess with bugs, you mess with the balance of Charlie Brown.

good call, Lucy, on the bug on Charlie Brown

Yeah, let them balance nature… as long as they stay far away from you. Am I right? I can handle all kinds of creepy crawlies, even spiders. Cockroaches and mosquitoes are a big no-no, for obvious reasons. Still, there’s only one that terrifies me for real… but I’m not going to say.

we have a preying mantis as long as my fore arm in our yard that would scare godzilla. how’s that for scary?

I know ticks aren’t bugs, or even insects, but what good are they? Even mosquitoes have a role to play… male mosquitoes are important pollinators. But I don’t see anything beneficial in ticks.

Bugs have their place as long as it’s not on me!

Bugs bug me, say Charlie Brown!

Depends on the bug. Most I don’t mind, wasps, scorpions and spiders are a different story though.

“Why’s every buggy always pickin’ on me?”

As long as it’s not tickling the back of my neck

Especially if it’s a spider or ant! Aaaaakkk!

Environmentalists are concerned about declines in insect population. In 2017, a study in Germany found a 75% reduction in biomass of flying insects. There is a group advocating replacing lawn grass with insect friendly plants and landscaping.

I hope the joke for tomorrow is the same only about spiders instead.