Thursday, May 15, 2008

Scientist Dead in Camouflage Gone Wrong


Australia-Dr. Richard P. Pickleworth, head biologist with the Institute of Wasted Knowledge, died Wednesday, after being bit by several funnel-web spiders during his first hour infiltrating the arachnid community.

For this particular mission, Pickleworth blackened his body with tar and attached 8 foamy legs to his sides in the hopes of being accepted by his specimens. Unfortunately for him, the predatory invertebrate animals sensed an interloper, and, without warning, attacked, hindering progress on the research.

“They...discovered my presence...” Pickleworth gasped through the transistor radio as the poison spread throughout his body.

His teams of researchers, stationed just 5 miles north of the John Forrest National Park, were baffled by his quick discovery.

“You couldn’t pick him out of a line up of funnel-web spiders, no way.” IWK intern Arthur Dentine argued. “Pickleworth was the best Spiderman we had.”

IWK began this particular mission in January, hoping to learn more about the bathroom etiquette of various outback species. Funded by the US government and various American Universities, research will continue as scientists prepare to once again disguise themselves in order to mingle with the dingoes.

“Pickleworth would have wanted us to go on without him.” Dentine concluded.

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