Of Gnats, Geckos and Creepy hairy things..
Now where DO I start? When did it dawn on you that Sri Lanka is full of things that buzz, creep and slug about, and we don’t mean just the wanainchi.(1) probably just when you stepped off the plane and had to choke on a few kamekazi houseflies… Vermin in Sri Lanka range from curious to positively deadly with lots of slime in between and none of them taste good so don’t try this kind of revenge. Although we are poor and very bored we still have not started eating our insects; and there’s a reason for that, no doubt very cultural. Here are the worst offenders I can remember and not necessarily in any particular order except that I scream loudest in this order, when I see them. 1. Dalam- boo-wars: These are nasty hairy little caterpillars which descend quietly from particular trees, on invisible threads like spider web. Onto your towels or drying laundry no doubt and then they stay there until you unwittingly rub them into your skin , where they cause itching and pain worse than a centipe...