15 Reasons Why We're STILL Doomed
Congratulations! You woke up this morning and officially survived the non-existent end of the world. 
Now, of course, theories will still swirl around a future date, a missed portal, or a parallel universe -- if you're asking us, there are still plenty of reasons we're ultimately doomed. From jumping cockroaches and butthole tattoos to spiders with claws and birth control for squirrels, here are just 15 reasons we're keeping the bunker prepped for 2013.
See also:
- Jackalope Ranch's Gift Guide for the End of the World Prepper
- Zombie Research Society, Phoenix Chapter Meeting
15. Scientists Discover Jumping Cockroach
Yes, friends, last December, scientists announced the discovery of the newest, scariest addition to the already dream-haunting 4,000 species of the sewer bug -- and this one jumps. The leaproach, scientific name saltoblattella montistabularis, is noted as an "evolution" of the cockroach with "extreme" bulging eyes to pinpoint landing spots, more aerodynamic antenna sockets for flying, muscular, grasshopper-like back legs to jump 48 times its body length, and an appetite for grasshopper poop (we're not going to ask how they know it's "a favorite").
14. Scientists Discover Sweat-Licking Bees
Jason Gibbs/Cornell University
Just in time for the forecasts to hit triple digits and for us all to stock up on deodorant and tank tops, scientists say they've discovered and are now analyzing the Lasioglossum gotham, casually called the "sweat bee."
Yes, instead of flowers or melty popsicles, the sweat bee is attracted to the salty beads on human skin, and, according to entomologist John Ascher, use humans as a "salt lick." Read more ...
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