Enemy List

They are everywhere in North Texas. Are they here to suck your blood? Do they mean us harm? What's the deal with mosquito hawks? I called an entomologist to find out. Mike Merchant is a professor and extension urban entomologist with Texas A&M. He lives here. He knows a thing or two about bugs, and he runs a bug blog that you might enjoy. Here's the deal:

Or so he says in this Philadelphia Eagles-produced video. The ostensible goal of said Cooper-narrated video is to pump up Eagles fans for Thursday's Thanksgiving Day matchup, but really just shows a bunch of obese Eagles fans high-fiving in their mother's basement (see above). Watch for yourself:

If you know me -- either IRL or on various social media -- you know I recently had a problem with an owl. If you don't, then you can read about it here. The video you see here is courtesy of my friend Bob's girlfriend, who noticed an owl mean-mugging her and, while recording, captured an attack on an unsuspecting jogger. (Just hang with it for a sec.) Also, you may have seen this video (language alert) of a man using a Swiffer to get an owl out of his home making its way around the internet recently. This is how these things start! It's like, haha, what a funny situation and then, boom, we're all huddled together in a giant nest watching a buddy being fed to a bunch of owlets. DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU.

Cristina Daglas took my job. But her team won't take this game!