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April 30, 2004
Random Gardening Thoughts
Took a break from working on finals this morning to plant about 3 dozen gladiolus bulbs. It occurred to me when I dug up an anthill that I didn't know was in my flowerbed that ants, no matter how numerous they become, will never take over the world. They're just too easily confused. See, they get around by following either another ant's scent or the scent of food. Take them out of familiar surroundings, with neither scent to follow, and they just run in circles....frantically yelling "HEY! HEY! WHERE'D EVERYBODY GO?" Until you mash 'em with your trowel that is.
And earthworms just don't have the motivation. Sure they get all indignant when you dig them up, but all they try to do is escape back into the ground so they can lie around and eat dirt or whatever it is that worms do.
I think finals are getting to me this semester.
Posted by Rita at April 30, 2004 10:29 AM