Story of Alates

Alates, winged, flying termites or flying ants, harmless to others, leave the safety of their underground colonies after a prolonged rainy-day in the tropical terrains. Sensing appropriate conditions in surrounding environment of warm temperatures, low winds in an exodus, suddenly, synchronized, out of so many holes in the earth to settle in newer ones. Alates shed their wings and crawl as wingless bodies after a frantic swarm get attracted by bright lights to utilize the heat of lights to dry themselves from the moisture Some females, potential future queens majority males, disperse for a nuptial flight, often over the course of only a single day the males dying in abundance to reach females and the mated females disperse in attempts to establish a new colony each. While alates are busy doing their acts the blue jays, the crows, the pigeons, the sparrows the lizards, the squirrels are all in glee busy gorging on the hapless alates lucky to be mightier and stronger. A sight that reminds me of another act of sacrifice, among many scripted by nature so that another can live now and a progeny can be born again! Date write:22.7.2014