Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Ants Move
Watching the sun set, waiting for the time to come, I thought that I would wait quietly for the time to become a fly.
But to our dismay, just as we watched the ants carrying their food home, the sound of an alarm suddenly sounded.
When I heard that voice, my heart instantly fluttered and hung in the air, so there wouldn't be another big deal, right?
Could it be that the termites have attacked again? Coming to snatch my food?
I was very anxious and looked at the ant who reported the news, and saw that the ant was standing on a high platform and shouted anxiously.
Then I heard the ant cry anxiously: "There will be a wave of cold air coming towards us in the evening, and it may even be accompanied by torrential rain and showers, so be prepared." ”
With the shouting of the ants, the ants who were about to continue to return to the cave quickly stopped, and climbed in the direction of the crooked neck tree on the side.
I was very depressed to see that there was no one to command the ants, and I consciously climbed towards the crooked neck tree.
"One dime, what's going on?" Daifuku beside me asked.
"It's going to rain, so I might start moving the ants right away." I looked at the gloomy weather, the sun was setting just now, and now the clouds are thick, the weather is really changing fast enough.
And at this time, the soldier ant hurriedly appeared in front of us and said anxiously: "Two VIPs, now you need to transfer urgently, and I am responsible for escorting the two VIPs." ”
I looked outside, and saw a dense crowd of ants crawling in the direction of the crooked-necked tree not far away, all with food in their mouths.
I even saw the queen crawling in the direction of the crooked neck tree, escorted by a large number of soldiers. I think I have to go today.
Seeing the dense team crawling in the direction of the crooked-necked tree, I hurriedly followed the ant to keep up with the large army.
Actually, there is one thing I don't understand, that is, ants can find a high place to make a nest from the beginning. Why do you move every time it rains? Isn't that a waste of money and labor?
And especially in the rainy season, it often rains, so don't you move often, and when it's more troublesome, you don't know what dangers you will encounter on the way to move, don't these queens think of it?
If I had felt that the ants had moved and the swallows flying low would have been a sign of rain, after all, this is the instinct of animals.
But I didn't realize it until I became a maggot. That animal is far smarter than humans think, anyway, I don't know how many reports have been reported on the Internet about animals being hit by cars, and the other one is waiting on the side or something. There have been too many such news.
And what is more intuitive is that I have seen too many intelligent animals after I became a maggot, so this ant must not be as simple as rain, is there any other reason?
So I was puzzled and asked the ants on the side, "Why don't you just choose a high ground and be safer." You won't be flooded. The place is a nest, so you don't have to move often. ”
"That's what you think?" The ant asked back as he led us along.
"yes, is it wrong to think so?" I asked, confused.
"So if you think so, do other ants think so too? If ants think so, don't other animals think so? "The ant didn't answer my question, but asked me several questions in a row.
"This ...... I guess so. I replied with a weak heart, I had already guessed what the ant was going to say.
"The better the place, the more animals go to grab it. The better the place, the easier it is to be looked at, and since there will be war if it is robbed. There are wars and casualties, and at that time we were bitten to death by other ant colonies before we even started to live. The ant explained.
"You maggots are different, as long as you stay in the toilet, but we ants must find food, and only by surviving can we have the right to live." The ant who walked in front of me said with emotion.
I suddenly saw how the back of the ant felt so tall and could say such philosophical words.
As soon as the ant said it, I finally understood, and there is this reason for feelings, I want a good place, so I must have the qualifications and strength to want that good place.
Otherwise, we would have gone to die, but then again, since we can't go, what is the situation of going to the high ground now?
So I asked the question in my heart: "Since the high ground has been occupied by others, what are we going to do?" Is there a place for us to live? ”
"Yes, our ant alliance has a rule that when an ant colony suffers, as long as we hand in a certain amount of food, then we can take it for a while, and when the rain is over and the weather is clear, we will go back to rebuild our home." Namiyi explained to us.
Hearing this, I suddenly realized, it turns out that there is still this relationship, I said that every time I see ants moving, they will bring so much food, feelings are tribute, and the rest is eaten by themselves?
I said that no matter how heavy the rain is, as long as the rain passes, the ants will start to look for food, and it turns out that they have started to rebuild their homes again.
The spirit of this ant is too precious, right? Those so-called experts definitely can't think about it, so the ants still have such a relationship when they move.
We are now like an expeditionary force, a mighty procession heading in the direction of the crooked neck tree.
The crooked neck tree is actually not very far from us, if we walk, it is only twenty or thirty meters away.
But for the ants, it is a long distance, not to mention any dangers, even the grass insects like ancient deep forests and the potholes on the road are not easy.
Anyway, we set off, and we had to get to the crooked neck tree before it rained, and as long as we got into the hole in the tree, we were basically safe, and as long as we escaped the rain, then the ants could still rebuild their homes.
I also began to advance with Daifuku towards the large army of ants that were following him.
At this time, the sky began to slowly darken, and the wind began to rise.
"Try to stay close to the ground, follow the group and don't get separated, and find a place to walk against the wall, so that the wind won't blow you away." An ant who seemed to be the leader shouted one side of the line.
"Carry as much food as you can, firstly, to increase your own weight so that the wind will blow you away, and secondly, we need food when we go there, and we don't know how long this rain will last." The leader of the group continued to shout.
In winter, the north wind is not only strong, but also cold, and it is even more exaggerated when the rain is coming, although this is the south where there is no snow, but the cold in the south should not be underestimated.
Haven't you heard from others? I was a wolf from the north, but I froze into a dog in the south.
It can be seen that the north wind in the south is not to be underestimated.
And at this time, a drop of water dropped on my body, cold and biting......
(To be continued.) )