You pronounce it "aaawnt," Joe? Even after all those years in Oklahoma? How very...um...how...uh...pretentious...
Great piece on ant mass suicide, btw. How DO you do that? Empathize with the creepy crawlies, I mean. You give the little critters names in your imagination or what?
Really, Joe, it's bad enough to cast your pearls before swine...but...ANTS???
You should be writing for publication, you know.