today, i saw some ants roaming my desk. so i tapped the table, so they'd know i was here and make a run for it. (i don't like killing ants, they're so helpless its unfair, besides they leave a bad smell) so as expected they traveled superspeed, trailing their own scents in circles trying to get back to their colony.
and then, you know how two ants like, connect with each other, antennae to antennae?
i saw 3 ants connect with one ant, which wasn't moving. then i realized that ant was semi-squashed and couldn't move. they seemed to come to some agreement and 2 of the 3 ants sped off, leaving one ant with the immobile semi squashed ant.
then with my own eyes, i watched the remaining ant drag the immobile ant by its hind legs, trail its own scent, all the way back to their colony. rescuing her sister in the midst of panic.
no ant left behind.
i've always had some kind of. respect for ants.
needless to say they're constantly on the move, they just never stop. they move in swarms, conquer in armies.
we kill ants like nobody's business, and we forget they're life forms too. every single one has a life, a history, a future.
who are we to put an end to that? what, cos we're bigger?
the next time you see a swarm of ants some place you don't want, don't just kill them, they're just doing their job. bang the table or something, give them a little earthquake and a chance to run. not moving fast enough? blow them away. see an ant drowning? scoop it up and let it go. let and let live.
maybe then when god one day decides to reach down his giant colony with his thumb to kill us all, he might just decide to miss you.
no i'm not some hippie. i just respect ants. you should too!
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