ANTS (article) by Tom Hyland on AuthorsDen

Yeah, I know - WEIRD, huh? Sorry, but I'm only using what God gave me - a Warped Mind! Makes me think of Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity - E = MC 2 ... It's all RELATIVE - isn't it? ANTS © - Tom Hyland - 05-03-09 Yep - them thar cute lil Critters - Pismires! Which we inadvertently Squash by the Millions! Have you ever pondered their Qualities? Strength - Industriousness - Persistence! Whenever I sit and watch Them, I am amazed at how busy they Are. One long line scurrying Hither, The other, scooting Yon! Some are obviously going To Work - The unending search for Food - Others Returning Home, Carrying their Burdens of Treasure! Estimates say they can carry Anywhere From Twenty to Fifty Times their Weight! Bet that Blows Arnold Schwartzenager’s mind, Huh? That Chemical Additive would put Steroids to Shame! As you gaze down at their lil Hills, Circles of sand, tunneling Downward - Have you wondered What It’s like under the Earth? Colonies - Colonies - Colonies - Everywhere! Ant-Hills remind me of Pyramids! Egyptian - Aztec - Incan - Mayan! But - Their Species did not Survive! They obviously have a Plan! Survival of the Fittest? Millions - Billions - Zillions! A veritable Microcosmos of Activity! Classification of their Species Range from 12,000 to 14,000! Like Wasps and Bees - Highly Organized - Colonies working for the Common Good! Workers - Soldiers - Drones - Queens - Castes which somehow know their Tasks - And DO them Proficiently! Quite Unlike Man! Oh, how Upset we Get - When these Unwanted Pesky Guests Invade our Picnics! #$%^**&^ - Critters! Do Ants Scream when we Squash Them? Do They Bleed? Do they perform Rituals? Do they have Funerals? Now - Take a Giant Leap for Mankind - If you Will - Just Imagine Much Larger Titans - Way Out in Outer Space - Having these Same Thoughts About US! © - TKH FROM - WIKIPEDIA: Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Suborder: Apocrita Superfamily: Vespoidea Family: Formicidae Latreille, 1809 Subfamilies 0. Aenictogitoninae 0. Agroecomyrmecinae 0. Amblyoponinae (incl. "Apomyrminae") 0. Aneuretinae 0. Brachymyrmex 0. Cerapachyinae 0. Dolichoderinae 0. Ecitoninae (incl. "Dorylinae" and "Aenictinae") 0. Ectatomminae 0. Formicinae 0. Heteroponerinae 0. Leptanillinae 0. Leptanilloidinae 0. Martialinae 0. Myrmeciinae (incl. "Nothomyrmeciinae") 0. Myrmicinae 0. Paraponerinae 0. Ponerinae 0. Proceratiinae 0. Pseudomyrmecinae 0. Cladogram of ant subfamilies PUCK: - “What Fools These Mortals Be!” P.S. - Watch where you’re Stepping! ? Tom ?

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