A few nights ago, Hammy was taking one of my usual night strolls when I spotted a soldier ant crossing my path. I know ants have that urgent 'I need to get somewhere kind of look', but this one looked FRANTIC. It was all alone, walking very quickly in a disoriented manner and the night was getting dark (if that matters to ants). It seemed to be furiously trying to find its way by picking up some old scent trail, and I stopped for a while, wondering where its home might be. Suddenly, another soldier ant appeared from the grass. It did a little ant wave and must have said something to the other ant, because the lost ant immediately turned. "Here, here!" The other ant seemed to be saying. "Home is THIS way!" The bewildered soldier quickly followed the other. Pity it was too small for me to see what a look of relief would be like on an ant's face.
Sometimes we just need a kind soul to show us the way.
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