Ants, even on the surface level they are extremely satisfying to look at. Orderly lines flowing on the pavement and grass, its almost hypnotic. even so, I find how the uphold themselves to be the most interesting. Their work ethic and devotion to something larger than the single individual, and becoming massive super organisms only seconded by humans. Not to mention, they are among the only insects that seem to see me. not as a piece of\u00a0 meat, or a weird looking tree, but as a living being<\/p>\n
Now, I’m not going to sit here and say that ants are sentient by any means. I don’t think I have the qualifications to say something like that. However, I can confidently say they have feelings. The mourning of a queen after her clutch of eggs don’t make it, the excitement of workers after finding a spilled Coca-Cola can.<\/p>\n
Maybe I’m just doing what humans are good at and anthropomorphizing things I consider cute, and seeing emotions where there are none. I’m not sure where I was going with this, I just needed something for this blog thing so I picked one of my favorite subjects. that being the study, fascination, and admiration for ants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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