Daily Flash Fiction Challenge

         It all began when Daniel yelled "get out of my house" to a species of insect that cannot hear. So began the 20 year experiments to communicate that sentiment to the ants. At age 50, Daniel dutifully poured the sand-like grains to the ground, each color coded for identification. The piles were gigantic pyramids of food the ant thought as it approached the aromatic piles. each had its own scent, own reward. Place a gold nugget on the yellow scale and the yellow food comes forward. It is addicting, simply get some gold and food is dispersed, great food, highly concentrated and full of energy.
The scents are carried along his track where the others follow, although it is up to the individual ant to choose which pile to accommodate. Daniels' ant food piles trigger a behavior of mining for exotic and rare minerals. Simply make a pyramid of each at night and by morning they are replaced with minerals pure and separated.Not the desired result but a beautiful mistake.



P-Nut