Eusocial organisms
Posted on 2006.05.28 at 21:05Current Location: Kenya
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I gnaw on grit in the dark. I cannot see very well. The taste of sand and dirt is bitter in my mouth. My heart races for the tunnel could collapse at any moment, but I continue onward. I hear nothing, not even myself. It is cold five feet below the desert sand. I clench my teeth against a piece of gravel and tug it out of the dirt in front of me.
Sharp rocks burrow into my skin, but I cannot feel pain. The tiny yellow hairs on my back bristle as I strike my teeth into another rock. I am a naked mole rat.
I've always wanted to write from the perspective of a naked mole rat, and with the help of Wikipedia, I have finally done so. I tried somewhat hard to keep the innuendo out of those two paragraphs, but I think I failed with all that talk about tunnels and gnawing.
I have come to the conclusion, however, that the life of a naked mole rat is better than that of a Uni student. At least breeding male rats are required by the queen rat to procreate. If I were a naked mole rat, I would be a breeding one. Or the queen.
Much ish,
MG$
Sharp rocks burrow into my skin, but I cannot feel pain. The tiny yellow hairs on my back bristle as I strike my teeth into another rock. I am a naked mole rat.
I've always wanted to write from the perspective of a naked mole rat, and with the help of Wikipedia, I have finally done so. I tried somewhat hard to keep the innuendo out of those two paragraphs, but I think I failed with all that talk about tunnels and gnawing.
I have come to the conclusion, however, that the life of a naked mole rat is better than that of a Uni student. At least breeding male rats are required by the queen rat to procreate. If I were a naked mole rat, I would be a breeding one. Or the queen.
Much ish,
MG$

