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The Indefatigable Workers of the Ecosystem

I ma be small, !nno"iceable an# mos" o$ all !seless in "%e ees o$ some &eo&le b!" I can

&ro'e "o "%em o"%er(ise. I #o bi"e (%ic% is (% I "%in) %!mans %a"e me. *%e sa i" s"ings a

li""le bi" b!" "r!s" me i" #oes no" %a'e 'enom. I lea'e re# mar)s on "%eir bo#ies (%ic% can be

i"c% an# irri"a"ing. I g!ess I +!s" (an" "o $eel close "o "%em, li"erall. o no" be a$rai# $or I am

no" #ea#l !nli)e m co!sin, Mrmecia -ri$ormis or as %is $rien#s call %im /!ll#og, (%o li'es

in A!s"ralia b "%e (a.

So, (i"%o!" $!r"%er a#o, I am "%e ma+es"ic an# o$ co!rse s"rong, blac) car&en"er an". e

!s!all ga"%er $oo# an# (or) b arm or colon. As a gro!&, (e can carr 'ario!s s"!$$ li)e a

cr!mb o$ o!r $oo#, a #ro&le" o$ (a"er, a lea$, e"c. or "%e recor#, (e #on" +!s" s"eal $oo# an#

rel on %!mans $or s!r'i'al. !r s&ecies con"rib!"e "o "%e en'ironmen" in s!b"le (as b!" ma)es

a %!ge #i$$erence.

e are commonl $o!n# (or)ing 'er %ar# on "%e gro!n#. In "%e &rocess o$ aera"ing "%e

soil, (e are able "o reccle i"s n!"rien"s an# ma)e a (a $or (a"er an# ogen "o reac% "%e &lan"s

An"s o$ "%e or"% 7!abbin egion:. *%ere$ore, I am %el&$!l in #ecom&osing "%e soil, )ee&ingi" na"!ral $or &lan"ing cro&s, re#!cing "%e !se o$ commercial $er"ili;ers an# irriga"ion /ar#ro$$,

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