All of this had been the most insane thing. I have read in a long time... I have to go now, my stomach hurts too much from laughing... I know I am going to be sore tomorrow....

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

The only thing you have to fear from black spots is

getting one of them on your reputation. They are

elusive creatures with a sense of humor...

often appearing after a knock on the head.

I find them useful in ending a sentence...

I see your at it again..........????? Behave yourself! Gotta admit, i sure did have a good laugh!!!!

To answer your breeding question.....

Grab them by the scruff of their necks...chuck them in a box...slam the lid down...and if you hear screaming and shouting...you have a male and female....the rest is history.....Simples

humour is the best medicine. Love it Mondayb.

I have yet to see any kind of black spot that I find admirable. Spots are fine in their place, and in decent colours, of which black isn't one. My profile picture shows me wearing a spotted garment, but the spots are neither black nor reproductive. Oh, imagine if they were...no, I'd rather not imagine it. So far, I haven't been dealt a black spot by Mondayb, and please note Mondayb that this doesn't mean I feel deprived!

Upon receipt of a Mondayb black spot:

To be spot on, in spotting spots, requires a special dedication, which
those who have a spotted past cannot aspire to,even more so if they have
a black spot on their otherwise spotless records. As spots come in many
colours,there are some, at times rancorous debates among the hi-falutin
experts as to the spot that black spots should be placed. Although any
untoward intolerance towards the respective colour of any one spot is
not acceptable,there does appear to be a definite aversion to black
spots. Motor Insurance companies definitely find them an expensive
proposition.

On the other hand beauticians can find them a lucrative source of income
from facial removal of blackspots altho' in the 18th century they were
considered a beauty enhancement which eventually fell out of favour
during the French revolution for some reason that involved people losing
their heads for not eating cake. This period became a blackspot in
French history.which illustrates just what a chequered career the spot
of black has had.

One factor that is definitely in their favour,is the equality of the
sexes.Throughout the evolution of black spots, there have been no
records of sexual inequality, due perhaps in some part to the fact that
there is little or no difference in their size or intelligence, although
this advantage does make it a problem for those without the necessary
expertise to tell them apart, but then, this probably helped to provide
protection from predators,thus their survival to this day to be of such
an indispensable companion to the human race.and some animal and canine
species.

Black spots have both an asexual and a sexual stage.
The sexes are indistinguishable to the naked eye.
Successful breeding requires a warm humid environment.
They will voluntarily leave the nest on their own when mature, borne on a spring wind, and will repeat the breeding cycle when deposited in a new nesting site by a warm rain.
Succesful breeding requires avoidance of fungicides, and any strong alkaline or acidic environment.
Successful breeding has been independantly confirmed in Rose gardens, Berry patches and vegetable gardens.
It has also been confirmed that black spots can occasionally appear in front of the eyes of homo sapiens, usually when there is a sudden change from the prone, or supine position to a standing position, or following an overlong visit to your friendly neighbourhood pub.