The Days Before the Light’ning of the Candleflies
Free-living nematods, head to tail, couple quietly. Neither foresees finishing their copulation Signals, too, the final mechanism of their lives.
For DEATH awaits.
The instruments of release from their earthly coil Watch in leaf-litter dank As our loving couplet slides away.
Infinetesimal, hungry grubs, The hatching eggs of candleflies, Spawned with voracious mandibles.
Yes, firefly larvae—inject needles—toxin-full Into epidermal mucous-skin of target prey.
Digestive, immobilizing chemicals ready Our prior-mating pair For immediate consumption.
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