Survival of the Fittest?

There haven’t been many times in my shall-we-say abundant years when I have envied a horse or a cow---or some other creature with a long muscular tail.  Today was such a day.  When one is working in the yard in warm humid weather,  a person needs to be equipped to deal with bugs --- bugs that are determined to invade any nose, eye, ear or slightly open mouth in their vicinity.  No doubt the bugs think I am trespassing on their turf, while I see them as the intruders.  It is clear, at least to me, that bugs have a very effective communication system. I’m not sure whether they use Twitter, Facebook or some other social media, but when I step outdoors, I can almost hear their message circulating:  “Hey, guys, she’s outside – over there where all the twigs and leaves came down in yesterday’s rain. She’s pretty defenseless – no tail or anything.  Pass the word on!”  Some years ago I remember reading that the eminent Harvard entomologist E.O. Wilson claimed that insects would be the ultimate survivors in the biological world.  They would have the capacity to cope with a hostile environment far better than humans.  It “bugs” me to think that homo sapiens is more vulnerable than the no-see-ums.  Oh well, until the day when I have to throw in the towel, I wish I had a nice long tail, or,  better yet,  the weaponry of a fire-breathing dragon to slay the tiny creatures that torment me when I’m working outdoors.  Listen up, gnats, mosquitoes, no-see-ums, etc!