Tuesday, February 17, 2015
Does Nature do LBOs?
Lately I've been noticing the all-pervasive LBO in governments as well as business. Undoubtedly I've got some hammer-nail bias. Start noticing X, and you see X everywhere. Still, the technique is widely used if not quite as universal as I think.
Keeping up my usual habits, I have to ask: Does Nature do LBOs? Strictly speaking, no. Nature doesn't do debt. If we were paying attention, this should close the subject. We shouldn't need to know anything else. NATURE DOESN'T DO DEBT. NATURE DOESN'T DO DEBT. Are we paying attention? No.
But there are some rare and exceptional relationships that come remarkably close to LBOs, without an exact analogy to debt.
Cymothoa exigua, the tongue-replacing louse. It enters the mouth of a fish, grabs onto the tongue and starts eating the tongue while keeping its claws in the uneaten tissue. When done, the louse takes the place of the tongue and eats its share of everything the fish consumes.
Ophicoryceps, the Zombie Ant Fungus. It infects the brain of an unfortunate ant, robotizing the ant. Sort of like Google Car. Under fungal command the ant climbs up to the highest leaf or branch available, clamps and dies. The fungus then breaks through the ant's head and grows a 'fruiting body' which distributes its spores.
Some of Nature's most delightful and productive organisms! Goldman and Morgan are proud of their role models.
Some of Nature's most delightful and productive organisms! Goldman and Morgan are proud of their role models.Labels: Grand Blueprint, the broken circle
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