Frog Applause by Teresa Burritt for April 30, 2021

Gather ye diaspores while ye may

Old Time is still a-flying

And this same elaiosome that’s sweet to day,

To morrow will be drying.

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11829-009-9076-5

My ant used to involved with that myrmecochory group. But when she was over the hill, they sent her packing.

Today the Frog Applause rabbit hole taught me not only about seed dispersal by insects because of elaiasomes, but much about ants and also caruncles. I learned that an ancient Greek circular dance was a χορεία, that some seeds involved in myrmecochory do not have elaiasomes but arils, that some arils are delicious (as in lychee nuts) but that there are many false fruits – the deceptive bastards – and here I thought I was getting part of my five a day when I ate pears, figs, and strawberries. This strip is so lame.

Huh. Dictionary says that myrmecochory is the collection and dispersal of plant seeds by ants. Unless this bird helps to move the ants about, this is lame.

Anchor down in Anchorage.

Worm and ant soup is for the birds.

Mymecochory=lorie in the laboratory.

It’s the knowledgeable nuthatch, the lapwing of learning! Delivering words all along its migratory route!

https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/northern-flicker

The ants in THEM! needed you as their PR agent.

Like BEES, the ANTS pollinate from one place to another! These critters are amazingly busy…their work is never done…. unless of course they’re red ants and bite you! In that case, the Froglandia Bathmat factory has a wide selection in our RX department for ant bites, scratches, spider bites, dung beetle pinches, and bee and hornet stings. Even if you’ve been slimed by a snail, we have just the right ointment for your needs! We at the Bathmat Factory stand by our products and full refunds if you’re not satisfied.

Thank you, Professor Burritt … (among others, see also ornithochory) …

A whole lotta seed dispersal a-goin’ on out dere …!

In ancient Greece if a man wanted to marry a woman he would toss an apple to her.

If she kept the apple it means she accepted. It didn’t say what happened when someone tossed an Android.

Caw Caw

There is a caw caw cawing type noise coming from the attic.

The cat is always hungry. And often hyperactive. It is a design feature.

Screw bee dew

The ants plant the seeds of ant-seeding plants.

Doesn’t mean you should be antsy when you see fruits and seeds seemingly automobile, because those busy little baggage-haulers are doing their business right there in front of your not-so-keen eyes.

Birds may add distance to the process, not always to the wellness of the passenger ants, who may be digested and excreted, seeding the sh*tty way.

And so it goes….

Ya got ants in your pants?

You climb up a Bladder to kiss à ladder

New Frog Applause! New Frog Applause! (Please.)