The moral you draw from this story is great, and effective. Still, the story itself leaves me wondering why the millipedes need to go so fast. What does this accomplish for them? What the heck in evolution led to this ability, this enduring group ability? Or is it just an amusement for them, as so many animals seem to exhibit, like mutual back-tickling?
The moral you draw from this story is great, and effective. Still, the story itself leaves me wondering why the millipedes need to go so fast. What does this accomplish for them? What the heck in evolution led to this ability, this enduring group ability? Or is it just an amusement for them, as so many animals seem to exhibit, like mutual back-tickling?
ReplyDeletePerhaps faster movement means less time when in the open (ie not under cover), so less time spent in vulnerable situations ?
DeleteThere may be other and/ or better explanations, of course.
Regards,
Sekhar
Takes me back to my faster bicycling, road racing trips. Geese too... it's a peloton. Do you think Phil Liggett would cover Tour de Centipede?
ReplyDeleteI love this whole post. What a great image of the millipedes and saving energy. Nature bats last. -LL
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