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Essay Archive - Army Ants
Army Ants
A quote made by Lewis Thomas, "Ants are so much like human beings as to
be an embarrassment. They farm fungus, raise aphids as livestock, launch armies
into war, use chemical sprays to alarm and confuse enemies, and exchange
information ceaselessly. They do everything but watch television." I am going
to focus this report on the part of the quote, "..launch armies into war..,"
which sets a metaphor of ants and our armies in today's society. Ants have many
tactics, so to speak, that are similar to the way our armies have when going to
war.
Ants have many ....
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