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Agreeing. Polyrhachis armata, Many-barbed Armed Ant, on Parrot's Beak Heliconia, Heliconia psittacorum, Islamic Arts Museum Grounds, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

'Yes! Poly! I totally agree! and what's more, I wouldn't wonder our visitors do too.'

'How great to live in a globalising world, dearest Rhachy! Even if our Queen who stays at home too much might not entirely agree.'

'But she does realise, I'm sure, that we - though very Tropical - have a fine sounding Latinised Greek name describing full well how we put off enemies. Just think of our barbed exoskeletons.'

'You know, Poly, we wouldn't even be here if our pretty Parrot's Beak Heliconia hadn't once been brought over from the Tropical Americas. We might very well have gone hungry.'

'But Rachy! We're not very polite. We're totally ignoring Rana Pipiens and Sony! From sometime in North America and Europe they are, and from Japan, too!'

Both: 'Welcome you guys! Did you like the Islamic Arts Museum? And did you see the islamic book with the story how we Ants can pray for rain?'

Croaked Rana Pipiens: 'Well, yes! but no: didn't see that particular book. And again yes! that was quite a downpour last night. I rather enjoyed it; my skin was drying out. Thanks for that prayer. But Sony was less appreciative and stayed home.'

Like Parrots our friends might have gone on and on...

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Uploaded on January 18, 2018
Taken on January 18, 2018