Lois McMaster Bujold
This was 22 years ago, and I can't remember what I had for dinner last week, but anyway, the idea first floated up back when I was devising the butterbugs for A Civil Campaign -- what else could I do with this tech? etc. The way termites reprocess and recycle their landscapes played into it, and how their gut bacteria works to break down otherwise indigestible lignin.
There is also a touch of that fairy tale about how the hero/ine is aided in a seemingly impossible sorting task of some fine-grained mixture by friendly ants.
Also recommended: the PBS Nature episode "Radioactive Wolves".
Ta, L.
This was 22 years ago, and I can't remember what I had for dinner last week, but anyway, the idea first floated up back when I was devising the butterbugs for A Civil Campaign -- what else could I do with this tech? etc. The way termites reprocess and recycle their landscapes played into it, and how their gut bacteria works to break down otherwise indigestible lignin.
There is also a touch of that fairy tale about how the hero/ine is aided in a seemingly impossible sorting task of some fine-grained mixture by friendly ants.
Also recommended: the PBS Nature episode "Radioactive Wolves".
Ta, L.
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