‘Operator? Can You Put Me Through to Ant Nest 251?’ - Olivia Judson Blog - NYTimes.com: "We like to think of ourselves as rulers of the planet. But just as an ant cannot hear a nearby piano — a sound that to most of us is so clear that being deaf to it is unimaginable — the planet is full of chatter that we cannot easily detect. For me, reflecting on this makes the planet bigger, somehow, and more mysterious — and reminds me that we humans are aware of just a small part of all that is going on."
Another thoughtful piece, this time (on the surface) about ant communication.
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