More curtain Some come for the chicken dinner . . . The show begins on a patriotic note Slug collectors, take notice Be glad they're not 50 feet tall It blends in well, doesn't it Like a tiny artichoke Soon to follow Who is eating whom? Hmmm. Front legs extend beyond those claws! Some kind of sphinx moth caterpillar, I think Wonder what the spots are for It has a "foreskin" to protect its head And a pseudohead on its hind end A closer look at Mr. Skink Five-lined skink suns himself Another oddly colored slug A caterpiller had a taste I see a moon arisin' One spicy thistle Very cold all week but warmer today As scary as it looks They didn't run over him, though No, it's not bait Not something you see every day Ho, ho, ho below! It's called a spin Sideways and smoking, near the ground There it goes Is there gas in it? Almost stopped at the top of the sky Just upside down now Upside down and headed groundward What colors is your parachute? Learning the rules Messy eater Dio vs. JoJo and Speedwagon This looks fat and juicy! Out of worm Along for the ride Just about done. Any more around? Once the head is off, the creamy filling squirts r… Head first. Always head first.