God's Tears? Nah, Just Aphid Excrement
By
Douglas Main
published
Pea aphids.
(Image credit: PLoS Biology, February 2010, Creative Commons)
A small but growing number of parishioners have flocked to a particular crape myrtle tree outside of a Catholic church in Fresno, Calif. Their prayers reportedly have been rewarded with "God's tears," drops of moisture from the trees that they take as a blessing and sign of divine favor, according to WPTV, a local NBC affiliate.
"When you say 'glory be to God in Jesus name' the tree starts throwing out more water," parishioner Maria Ybarra told WPTV.
