Plus Size Plants

Harry, Fred, Meredith, Marianne, Pete and I all went to the Gorilla Sanctuary about 45 minutes outside of the city. Behind us is not a boulder, but a gigantic tree. It is 149 years old. They are endangered as they are used to make beautiful carvings and furniture. We got to walk through the rain forest. At one point Meredith walked through the path of army ants and got bit. It was crazy how many and how quickly they moved. Our driver for the day, James, showed us how you can tell they are coming. They make the sound of rain on a plastic roof as they go through the vegetation. There are so many you can actually here it and it sounds like it's sprinkling out. You can also tell if you are in their path as all the other tiny creatures fly or crawl out of the area. We actually saw crickets, butterflies, grasshoppers, and millipedes fleeing the spot he showed us!