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"By testing crazy ant secretions, the researchers found that the life-saving substance was actually formic acid from the crazy ants’ own venom." That quote rem
by troymc 13y ago
"By testing crazy ant secretions, the researchers found that the life-saving substance was actually formic acid from the crazy ants’ own venom."
That quote reminded me of "The Ant" by Ogden Nash, which ends:
Would you be calm and placid
If you were full of formic acid?
- jrockway 13y agoVeering off-topic, your quote reminds me of Tom Lehrer's "Who's Next": We'll try to be serene and calm When Alabama gets the bomb.
- raverbashing 13y agoFormic acid, whose name comes from the Latin word for ant, formica http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formic_acid http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formic_acid So yeah, Formic acid means "Ant acid" really, and that's what hurts.
- StavrosK 13y agoWeird, I took an antacid and it was good.
- crystalmace 13y ago*eyeroll :)