The army ants ravage

The forest floor 

For miles in Costa Rica

With one queen 

And numerous daughters 

And sisters 

They produce hundreds

Of thousands of larvae

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These creatures

Communicate through

Touch and chemicals

Taking their food

Directly to their nest

In this communal ritual

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Each day more than

One third of the nest

Flows out into the forest

As a large deluge

Of swarming ants

To encounter their prey

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Wasps are no match for them

For they are able

To completely penetrate

Their cocoons

And destroy them

Carrying their prize

Back to their nest

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