I like words, and have decided to start a section called "Word Study," in the spirit of Daily Domesticity and Quoteness. In this endeavor, I shall... study words. Enjoy.
SLAVE ANT (n) an ant captured and forced to work for an ant colony of another species (as discovered in Encarta World English Dictionary)
As if the life of an insect wasn’t degrading already. The life of most insects seems undignified enough. Many exist just to drag sand around and build colonies. Some are lucky enough to mate within ten hours of birth and die six hours later. But now we encounter the unfortunate slave ant, which isn’t merely the packhorse in his own colony, but a prisoner of war in another ant colony. Imagine the poor creature as he slaves the day away, pining for the comfortable monotony of his own tunnel, no longer eager to adventure, as he’s seen enough of the world for this lifetime. There’s a movie in here somewhere, perhaps Antz II.
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Yay words!
ReplyDeleteI don't like ants. Once, they invaded my room and I had to sleep in the basement. It was scary.
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to share.
Also, I've never seen the first Antz.