“My Favorite Animal, the Book Scorpion”

Apparently there are tiny scorpions that protect your old books against booklice.

I never knew about this until I read about it in a blog entry by E. H. Kern.

Come to that, I didn’t know that much about booklice.

For a lot more than any sensible person really wants to know about book scorpions, check out this Scientific American article.

I’m still coming to terms with the concept of eyelash mites.

Now that I think about it, the best book ever involving eyelash mites is Jay Hosler’s Sandwalk Adventures, A wonderful look at Darwin and natural selection from the viewpoint of both Charles Darwin and a smart and engaging little eyelash mite.