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1 : Orthosmittia Reyei
Gnats
i
"Gnats",
1984
single work
poetry
— Appears in: The Adelaide Review , November no. 8 1984; (p. 13) Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 13) Poems : 1980-2008 2008; (p. 30) Holding Patterns : Physics and Engineering Poems 2010; (p. 29) -
2 : Anoplagnathus Viriditarsis
i
"Christmas beetle",
1986
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 13-14) Poems : 1980-2008 2008; (p. 31) -
3 : Orthodera Ministralis
i
"Praying mantis",
1986
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 14) Poems : 1980-2008 2008; (p. 31-32) A praying mantis's apparent piety, fear of a greater predator, and pretence of devotion (cf. to saying grace before he eats) is compared to human hypocrisy. -
4 : Limnogonus Luctuosus
i
"Water striders",
1986
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 15) Poems : 1980-2008 2008; (p. 32-33) Water striders are compared to saints since they walk on water with perfect faith in its solidity. -
5 : Periplaneta Americana
i
"Cockroaches",
1986
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 15-16) -
6 : Bombyx Mori
i
"Silkworms",
1986
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 16) -
7 : Technomyrmex Albipes
i
"Ant",
1986
single work
poetry
— Appears in: Boy with a Telescope 1986; (p. 17)
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