We are all getting used to large bugs sharing our space. It can be uncomfortable, however, when a big one lands on you. This morning our pet praying mantis, all five inches of it, jumped on my head. We keep it around because it eats other bugs. Once in a while we find hand-sized moths stuck on the ceiling in the morning but they are quite benign and too big to disturb anyway.
Bugs falling off branches slapping against the windows are a constant problem.
Claudia must be bigger than most trucks because the vegetation, especially the enormous clumps of bamboo, frequently rakes the sides, front and top of the truck. The front windshield is already cracked in a couple places. Speaking of other vehicles, we saw one today, the first in the five days we have been in Zaire. Last night was a bad night for my bowels. It rained most of the night which exasperated the problem.