Tom Waits – “Army Ants”

I recently came across an article about a strange parasite that infects ants. I’ve been fascinated by parasites for a long time, even though they terrify me.

https://newatlas.com/science/ant-parasite-anti-aging/

It’s not the one you’re thinking about. I just started watching “The Last of Us” and I’m as freaked out by the Cordyceps zombie fungus as everyone else.

No, this is a tapeworm. Any ant that catches it gets to stay young and live a life of leisure. Bring it on, right? You’d think that until you find out where it leads.

The host lives longer, but the colony slowly dies from overwork. I wonder how that could be applied to society?

It seems obvious now, but I never thought about it till I read that article: wealth is a parasite.

Not the poor like I used to think as a younger ant – and not the wealthy either, but wealth itself.

#Ants, #Parasites, #Temnothorax, #Wealth, #Tom Waits