No bugs? That's half the fun. I mean, besides the ticks, what could lurk out there that'd be so bad?
I got offered a job to do water quality testing during the school year at the forest. This would include collecting water bugs.

I don't think I can take it, as it's lab work and I'm already swamped. But anyway, there's something quite wonderful about turning over a rock and seeing all the little critters scurry away.
Life, you know?