Part 1- Summary:
This article is called "How Weaver Ants Get Their Grip", and it's written by Susan Milius. It's about Asian weaver ants, and how they have a really cool ability. They can stick to surfaces, even if they are hanging upside down, and carry something that weighs more than 100 times that of itself! The author says: "Asian weaver ants nest in trees, which they hold onto with their moist, expandable foot pads." Scientists have discovered that these food pads expand when they need a better grip. They found this out when they observed their feet when they shook the surface that the ants were on. The article says: "Thomas Endlein of Scotland’s University of Glasgow discovered that the foot pad expansion occurs within a millisecond of the jolt." That is way more fast than the reflexes of a human.
Part 2- Analysis:
I think the author wrote this article with a tone that wants the reader to believe this is amazing. I think this because the author says: "An Asian weaver ant boasts not one but two superpowers." Superpowers are, well, super! That gives me the thought that they're extraordinary.
Also, another example where the author shows that Asian weaver ants are amazing is when she says: "Its extreme sticking power comes with extraordinarily quick emergency grip protection." This also gives me the feeling that she wants me to believe that Asian weaver ants are amazing because she used multiple positive adjectives for the ants.
Part 3- Conclusion:
This article makes me wonder about how it's possible for things to defy gravity. It makes me wonder how many other kinds of miracles in nature there are. It makes me think if modern technology today can replicate these foot pads that the Asian weaver ants have. I know that I would buy it from the stores if they sold it!
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