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The Corn-Ear Worm Moth The larva appears at the tip like a tongue. The anteater, known too for its tongue, is a member of the suborder Vermilingua -- stemming from the wormlike Vermicular & the tongue’s Lingua . There is also the slow glossolalia of the sloth: Folivora , eater of leaves. Then, the aye-aye -- a primate with an elongated middle finger, who drums its hunger on the holes it has made in trees -- at night, with its teeth. This dull thrumming is not unlike that made by rubbing your thumb & forefinger together beside your ear. It sounds like a moth. Assembling in a swarm, usually at dusk -- this gathering known as ghost. |
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