July Flash Challenge, The Premise:
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Re: July Flash Challenge, The Premise:
Just checking... Are invasive insects allowed as well?
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Re: July Flash Challenge, The Premise:
Insects are animals. Since the specification is "plant or animal," though, those damnably invasive minerals are out. Too bad, really; that could go places (though not too quickly, I think). Maybe next time.
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Re: July Flash Challenge, The Premise:
Not everybody agrees that insects are animals.
Also, if you've ever seen the amazing coordination of a colony of army ants, what they can do seems not only intelligent, but just a little scary and alien as well.
Also, if you've ever seen the amazing coordination of a colony of army ants, what they can do seems not only intelligent, but just a little scary and alien as well.
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Re: July Flash Challenge, The Premise:
Such people lack education, but that can be corrected easily, and at next to no cost. And I sincerely hope that they don't willfully cling to such misunderstanding.kailhofer wrote:Not everybody agrees that insects are animals.
Moreover, Dan's sample story featured insects.
I've had ants outsmart me more than once. I watched it happen, and in one instance, it took only minutes; they responded as a small group, away from the colony.Also, if you've ever seen the amazing coordination of a colony of army ants, what they can do seems not only intelligent, but just a little scary and alien as well.
Don't expect that out of a plant.
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Re: July Flash Challenge, The Premise:
Correction--no one encouraged it.EddieSullivan wrote:I made a perfectly good pun and no one acknowledged it.
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