Things that are Creepy--but Cool

There are so many things in this world that are Creepy, but Cool.  I see them all the time.  Other people may just think they just plan Creepy, but I like to find the "cool" aspect of things too.

Take this picture as an example of something I find to be extremely COOL while being equally CREEPY!

The caterpillars in this photo have spun an elaborate webbing to "hang out" in while they grow and change into whatever winged creature they are going to become.  All of it is fascinating to me.  The fact that they are just over my head as I am walking under a tree on our property is CREEPY.  The fact that they have created this wonderfully strong habitat for themselves is very COOL.  I assume it has withstood winds, rains, and predators to keep the small larva safe for this part of the metamorphic process these insects need to go through to become adult versions of themselves.

I hope you will look forward to more pictures like this.  A lot of things strike me as 

CREEPY but COOL.

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It will be easy to relate this topic to what I do for a living.  There are so many opportunities to expose children to creepy things that are cool in nature.  Usually they do not know enough about the topic yet to be too "creeped out" by things that bother older children and adults.

Children in their early years are so curious about everything that I enjoy witnessing the discovery in their eyes when they see something for the first time.  It can be a magical moment.  If I were with a group of three to six year old children when I came by a "nest of caterpillars" in a tree it would be a wonderful teaching moment.

Presented properly to this hypothetical group of children--none of them would scream--run away--or be "creeped out" from seeing the nest.  They would have 20 questions that would lead to at least 4o more questions.  We could make a full afternoon of activities and conversation over such an encounter.  

Children tend to believe what they see much more that what we tell them.  I we are nervous and "creeped out" by the nest they will follow suit.  Even if we "say all the right things".  Children are good at sensing how we really feel.  If we are curious, and interested in the nest, they will likewise follow suit.  How great to be the later and help this group of children be more curious and interested in nature!

I LOVE WHAT I DO!!!