Ant-Mugging Flies

A new article released today in the journal of African Inverterates by Alex Wild and Irina Brake details the unusual behavior of a group of kleptoparasitic flies in South Africa. They lay in wait for ants, and mug them, literally stealing food from their mouths!

Last July, while wandering about the coastal forests of St. Lucia in eastern South Africa, I happened across an intriguing scene half-way up a spiny Acacia trunk. Some diminutive gray flies were pestering a trail of ants as they walked along the tree.

The flies' exact activities were hard to observe with the naked eye, but it looked like nothing I'd ever seen. They seemed to be grabbing ants, pinning them to the trunk, and after a few seconds letting them go again.

The macro lens on my camera serves as a handy field microscope. Conveniently, the flies were so focused on attacking the ants I could place the lens nearly on top of them and observe the details of their activities without spooking them. On inspection, it turned out that the flies were stealing food.

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These things happen only if you eat A LOT of fat. The pill keeps about 30% of fat from digesting, so the 'orange river' probably came from an ocean of fat.

Of course you can always cheat and stay clean by eating lots of pasta, bread and salty snacks...

The pill was introduced in Europe a long time ago and it's called Xenical.
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That is why there are warnings in all the materials that clearly state this is a side effect. The packaging tells folks to in fact where dark clothes --just in case. If any fatty is complain they should worry about their reading skills AND that lard ass

ps- is that a typo--does her brother build fences or feces?
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I hadn't heard of it and read the paperwork from the package inside of Costco the other day. One thing it noted was that the people who were in the control groups were given adult diapers. I stopped reading at that point. I knew how you could lose that "50% more". Nope. No. Un unh. No way. Eat less, exercise more...that is the only thing that works.
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Someone on Yahoo!Answers posted saying they had tried and experienced these results and concluded by saying they were going to sue the makers of Alli for it. What is it with our culture wanting instant gratification without doing any work to earn it?
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Those people with the disgusting stories above are expecting Alli to be the magic diet pill. They are STILL taking in way too much fat.

I have been taking it for a month now and have learned that if I consume a high fat meal, I will suffer the consequences. Alli has helped me. 8 pounds in 3 weeks is a major accomplishment. And just the thought of having a horrifying episode like one described in the article has taught me to prepare and enjoy a lower fat diet.
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