Workers of the World
Here's a startling fact: the combined weight of all the ants in the world is greater than the combined weight of all the people. It's also a fact that in the insect world ants have one of the biggest brains in relation to their size, with little mushroom-shaped appendages that function in the same way as human grey matter, which is the part of the brain that processes input and responds accordingly. What ants don't do, so far as we know, is question authority. On the other hand, whatever consists of authority in the ant world apparently is doing things that have made the ant incredibly successul as an organism. When rainy season comes and they set up little trade routes in my kitchen, I temporarily solve the problem with great quantities of Raid. Ants are clever enough that, rather than fight back with little ant "surges" they get the message and clear out. One might be tempted to say that we should learn from ants and be more obedient to leadership, but that would miss the point. The individual ant instinctively does what's best for the entire colony, and therefore for ants in general. We rely on our leaders, and therein lies the problem.
posted by John M Crowther @ 7:00 AM
4 Comments:
I am fighting the war of the ants at this point. Hot weather and in they come for snacks, drinks, dance,
music, wine, you name it. So far they seem to be winning as the minute I forget to close everything up tight, the onslaught begins. I have posted little signs of an ant in the middle of a circle with a red line drawn diagonally through the ant. They retaliate by drawing mustaches on the signs and writing 'phooey' on them. Somehow I get the idea that I may not be winning this war.
PS. another great cartoon, John C. and commentary
Good cartoon John! roger
Every day I check your new cartoon.
Your success and dedication to this project is inspiring to me. I love the cartoons and commentary and you have the education and experience to have a wealth of creative ideas.
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