I am alarmed.
Not long ago, I wrote a blog about research conducted in Great Britain
revealing that sea gulls in cities are forgoing their normal diet of fish for a
diet of human junk food. The gulls are fond
of burgers and fries. Yesterday, I
chanced on an article in Sky News about research on the
eating habits of city dwelling ant populations.
Seems that some city ants have also developed a taste for burgers and
fries and just about any human food they can glean from the sidewalks and
streets.
The research on the eating habits of city ants was
conducted in New York City. Researchers
found that ant populations living along the pavement and traffic islands in
Manhattan are showing distinct signs of sustaining on human garbage in the form
of junk food. Ant populations under
study in the nearby parks do not show the same.
The park ants still eat regular ant stuff—whatever that is.
As I stated at the outset of this blog, I am alarmed
by these studies. I mean, don’t we have
anything better to study? Might we be
better served by determining if flies are attracted to dirty windows as opposed
to clean windows? Maybe more research on
the human side would be helpful. I am
always in favor of more research on ways to make sure old men can sustain
erections.
--Mitchell
Hegman
Could it be that the studies were precipitated by speculations that gulls and ants are starting to become obese from junk food diet. Down the road we may have to contend with ants and gulls the size of pigs. and cows. If so, who'd care about old men and their erections in the face of a new frontier in gastronomic delights. Ant burger and gull steak tartare anyone?
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