The creature was flattened by a passing car and seven trucks a few hours ago
The scales and internal organs were now part of the Alabama highway and the underside of the car that delivered the fatal blow
It wasn’t long ago that an armadillo was a rarity to be ogled by children visitors at the zoo
Now they are competing with possums for the number one position of roadside stew
Recently the Joro spider has been spreading non-stop throughout NE Georgia, their webs and large soft bodies ruining many a walk
Thinking one is wiping sweat off the back of their neck and feeling that large soft body of a spider can cause quite a shock
Though considered generally harmless, they apparently arrived on a shipping container from the far east and made themselves at home
Ballooning on the wind currents by use of a modified web gives them ample areas to roam
As with all species considered invasive these spiders have now become part of the habitat
And their sheer numbers make it difficult for homeowners and gardeners to combat
Much like kudzu, congongrass and Chinese privet stopping the spread is a constant battle
And because the invasion isn’t happening in their state the pressure on the pious lawmakers doesn’t seem to cause them to rattle
Perhaps when these self-absorbed elitists are combing Joro spiders out of their hair and twisting their ankles in armadillo holes
They’ll realize their blindness to their electorate’s plight should have included better policy and stringent controls
An Observer of Life in Bad Poetry 