Transitioning from income taxes and editing to doing tonight’s workout, I ran across a refreshing little tidbit.
Granted, the discovery that swarming locusts have higher levels of serotonin is significant, given the devastation inflicted by locust swarms. But I lost it when I read this line:
“Indeed, the scientists found that tickling the insects’ back legs for a couple hours could induce the locusts to make more serotonin.”
Another of those moments when you just have to slap your forehead and ask, “Wow! Why didn’t I apply for that grant?”
Now I’m off to the Bowflex and the audiobook of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. And you thought your life was rough. *g*