365 Inspirational Quotes #107
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A nation has to decide on May 7th
The closest General Election in generations…if not that exciting. Neither of the main parties are likely to secure the necessary majority; Labour are slightly better placed in the likelihood of a hung parliament; Ed Miliband has exceeded expectations; David Cameron is hoping for an ‘incumbency’ effect to give the Tories a surge in the polls in the final 10 days; Nick Clegg continues to be a disappointing non-entity; the Green Party misfires with their poor choice of leader; and Nigel Farage has certainly added spice to the proceedings (and also diluted the support on the right)
The election manifestos of the main political parties… Erm..would you trust any of these parties to lead the country for the next five years?
Election campaign posters are not as good as they used to be…
I love Ants – April ’15 Edition
How our workplaces often use the ant super organism as ‘role models’ for productivity
One for the UKIP party!
- Driver ants will fiercely attack anything that encounters them.
- This is the only insect species known to attack and devour humans (usually the young, the infirm or debilitated).
- Driver ants don’t readily use their sting. They are more likely to use their mandibles to rip apart prey like other insects, snakes, and birds.
- Such is the strength of their jaws, some communities in East Africa have used their mandibles as emergency suture for holding wounds together.
- When preying on animals such as goats, cows, and zebras (and human beings!), they will usually attack in swarms numbering the hundreds and thousands, with the aim of finding an opening (usually the mouth or nose) and causing asphyxiation by crawling into the lungs of their victims.