Postcard #94: 6 things I say
Front:
STINK ANT OF THE CAMEROON
Back:
THE MUSEUM OF
JURASSIC TECHNOLOGY
CULVER CITY,
USA
STINK ANT OF
THE CAMEROON
(Megaloponera foetens)
In the rain forest of the Cameroon
in West Central Africa lives a floor dwelling ant known as Megaloponera
foetens, or more commonly, the stink ant. This large ant – one of
the very few to produce a cry audible to the human ear – lives by foraging for
food among the fallen leaves and undergrowth of the extraordinarily rich rain
forest floor.
On occasion
one of these ants, while looking for food, is infected by inhaling a
microscopic spore from a fungus of the genus Tomentella. After being
inhaled, the spore seats in the ant’s tiny brain and begins to grow, causing
changes in the ant’s pattern of behavior. No.
154, L. 23 mm.
6 THINGS I OFTEN SAY:
THIS SPACE FOR WRITING
“Yes Doctor.” “You got it.” “Greetings and salutations.”
“God bless America.” (Usually done ironically) “Seriously?” or “You’ve got to
be kidding me.” -T.M. US-3960974
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Transcribed by jjwood687
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