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Army ants chords by
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Key: C minor•
Verse 1
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The Whirligig Beetles are wary and fast with
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an organ to detect the ripples

The Arachnid Moths lay their eggs inside

other insects along the borders of fields

Or roads in clusters of

white cocoons
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The Ribbed Pine Borer is a longhorn beetle
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Their antennas are half the length of their body
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and they feed on dead red pine
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Robber Flies, with their immobile heads,
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inject a paralyzing fluid into their prey
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That they snatch from life in mid- air

The Snow Flea's mode of locomotion,

strange and odd

With a spiny tail mechanism with hooks
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and a protracted tube from the abdomen
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To enable moisture absorption
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Verse 2
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C#
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B
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female Praying Mantis de vours
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the male while they are mating.
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The male sometimes continues copulating even
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after the female has bitten off his head
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And part of his upper torso
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Every night wasps bite into the stem of a plant,
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lock their mandibles into position
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Stretch out at right angles to the stem and,
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with legs dangling, they fall asleep
Verse 3
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If one places a minute amount
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of liquor on a scorpion
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G#m
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It will instantly go mad and sting itself
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to death
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The Bombardier Beetle, when disturbed
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Defends itself by emitting

a series of explosions
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Sometimes setting off four or five
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reports in succession
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The noises sound like miniature
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popgun blasts
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And are accompanied by a cloud of reddish- coloured,
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vile- smelling flu id
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It is commonly known that
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ants keep slaves

Certain species,
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the so- called Sanguinary Ants in particular
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Will raid the nests of other ant tribes and kill the queen
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and then kidnap many of the workers
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The workers are brought back to the captor's hive where they
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are coerced into performing menial tasks
Verse 4
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And as we discussed last semester,
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the Army Ants will leave nothing but your bones
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Perhaps you've encountered some
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of these insects in your communities

Displaying both their predatory and defense
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characteristics

While imbedded within the walls
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of flesh and passing for

What is most commonly recognized

As human

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Dm

  • E

  • F

  • D

  • Am

  • Bm

    2

  • C#

    4

  • B

    2

  • A

  • G#m

    4

Capo: 3

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The original key of Army ants by Tom waits is C minor.

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