We are closer to the ants than to the butterflies. Very few people can endure much leisure.
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Ants are the dominant insects of the world, and they've had a great impact on habitats almost all over the land surface of the world for more than 50-million years.
I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath.
If ants are such busy workers, how come they find time to go to all the picnics?
Ants are good citizens, they place group interests first.
Ants have the most complicated social organization on earth next to humans.
People are not ants or bees. We do not reason or love or live or die collectively.
Well, let me tell you, ants are the dominant insects. They make up as much as a quarter of the biomass of all insects in the world. They are the principal predators. They're the cemetery workers.
The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
I grew up in airports and on air bases. I know what flying and airports can be. And most airports make me feel like we're about three per cent better than ants. Especially U.S. airports. They're zoos. All civility is gone.
It is not enough to be busy. So are the ants. The question is: What are we busy about?
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