Chiggers Are Red, Lobsters Are Blue: Cheesy Love Poems by Romantic Arthropods

Roses are red

Violets are blue

And I’m both colors

May I dance for you?

– Peacock Spider

They say roses are red

And violets are blue,

But we’ve never seen ‘em,

So who knows if that’s true.

– Galatheid Crabs

Roses are red

Violets are blue

I’ll battle my way

Up this tree for you

– Darwin’s Beetle

Roses are red

Violets are blue

I’ll hug you for days –

“Too clingy?” That’s rude!

– Red Rock Crab

Roses are red

Daisies are white

I’ll keep on singing

To you through the night

– Cicada

Roses are red

Violets are blue

I need a new shell,

Could I swap with you?

– Hermit Crab

The roses were red,

The violets were blue,

But now they’re all gone

Because I ate them

– Aphid

Happy Valentine’s Day, arthropod enthusiasts! May your day be filled with love, candy, and an absence of aphids.