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Black and red,
dragging tree needles,
mounding higher and higher,
cleaning the forest floor -
mounds high as a man,
at bases of trees and
among ferns -
they are busy
ants
not busy bees
ants marching
loudly, at work
busy
ants
a buzzing colony of
thatching ants
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Be sure to watch the video by JBLM below!
#jblmwa #ants #nature #moundbuilders
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Andrea Corwin
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Comments (9)
A wonderful poem from you.
Wow, how fascinating that was to read!!
I never even knew of thatching ants! Your poem and that video was very educational. Thank you so much for sharing this!
No ants, big ecological impact. Fabulous!
So lovely to read. Keep up with the great work!
Fascinating!
they don't even have weekends huh!
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Incredible.
The ones near where I stay are quite terrible! Bite my dogs quite ferociously Cool poem, Andrea.