Wallace the Brave by Will Henry for July 07, 2021

The Feral One is in his natural element.

What is really friggin’ disturbing is that next to this comic the ad bar is flashy different insect habitats with the word CHEWY at the bottom.

Once upon a time, many middle school science teachers offered extra credit for student submitted science projects. An insect collection, properly mounted and labeled, was often the project of choice. Instead of the classic presentation of specimens pinned in a collection box, some kids put the collected critters in transparent gelatin capsules glued to a backing board.

One story made national news and even led to a mom’s appearance on I’ve Got a Secret. Her middle-schooler’s encapsulated collection was… eaten by his toddler brother.

The mom said that when she found little brother happily munching on the capsules he grinned at her and said, “Bugs-bugs-bugs! BUGS GOOD!”

I love these single panel strips where the story self-reveals as your eye moves left to right… natural reading order in English. And these five kids! Every one a character and every one in character, every time.

I used to wonder how people came to know that some things in the wild are good to eat and others will do you harm. Then I figured it out. The turned loose a bunch of toddlers and since they will eat anything they can pick up, they just watched.

Wallace’s expression is priceless.

This is one of the few times I’m really worried that Amelia is happy about a weird thing.

“MY COLLECTION! I haven’t named them yet!”

No words needed lol!

Not sure why it took them 4 jars before noticing the munching!

Bug Buffet

A Goliath Beetle found its way into the house yesterday morning; it could have been Sterling’s main course (but the cats weren’t quite sure what to do with it)!

OMG I’m still laughing!!

or buffet

Love Sterling’s mini Dad overalls

It was bound to happen.

Spud’s about to prove to everyone what he had for breakfast this morning.

I worry about that one. :D

Bricks and boards, the universal building materials. Either they are enormous bricks or really short kids. It’s all good.

I won’t tell you about the time I was two and mom caught me eating crickets…

Its like a hotdog eating contest.

Before you ask, Wallace, the answer is Yes: You are your brother’s keeper.

Little Brothers always get in the way…..

I used to keep bugs in jars like that, but I stopped when a snail I caught died. I still like to observe insects when I’m outside though.

Don’t distract him if he wants to eat the fire-flies. Then you can take him on a snipe hunt!

Just a day in the life with Sterling.

Amelia and Rose. Compare/Contrast.

Damn Will, you are GOOD! LOLOLOLOL

This is the time for a sign that says “The occupants of this exhibit are temporarily removed so their habitat can be cleaned”!

The ‘munchy bugs’, proud companions to Monthy Python’s ‘crunchy frogs’

When my niece was a toddler she could tell you which bugs were crunchy, which were juicy, etc. She ate other things too. Some trips to ER for the pump. We would find tiny teeth marks in bars of soap she could reach…..

Insect zoo and cafe.

I love the vast array of containers! Clearly this took effort and planning. This was in the works for some time. And then, oh! The humanity! The horror!

Not wanting to criticize, but…those are some big ass cinderblocks.

Funny how it’s the two redheads that are lovers of chaos in this strip…isn’t Will Henry a ginger himself? ;-)

Sterling is just into the high protein low fat diet

i wonder if they are cicadas he is eating.

I wonder how they managed to get air holes in some of those bottles? The big one with the stopper on top would be hard to put air holes in without a glass cutter.

Work of Art!

Someone found the cicadas!

HOW IS THIS A SURPRISE WHEN IN EARLIER STRIPS WALLACE WAS LITERALLY FEEDING STERLING CRICKETS?!

ummm…….………….