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The Aphid: A Day in the Life
I’m an aphid; Green Peach they call me. It’s 8:15 am. For the past hour I’ve been contentedly sucking away at the juices of the plant upon which I sit. I’ve stopped eating for the moment, though. I hear this strange tapping sound coming from the leaf above me. The smell of alarm is strong in the air; a ladybug is about. It’s making me nervous, for the ants which normally protect me, for the mere price of my honeydew, are presently nowhere to be found. It’s just me and my family here now — alone and in grave danger, I fear.
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