I think Smith is so satisfied with these microscopic animals because he is the type of person who enjoys the little things. Everyone nowadays seems to be concerned about the bigger things that are happening like the article we read about quantum physics or the universe or the stars and galaxies. The infinite possibilities of life on other planets besides our own. Smith takes a smaller view on life. There is more in that little pickle jar than there is in space, plus, it's a lot easier to see.
Smith takes these small animalcules and serves them up on a life-sized platter. He takes microscopic amoebas and paramecium and turns them into real-life, macroscopic animals. The paramecium feeding on bacteria become grazing cows in a pasture and also somehow hunters in the African savanna running around w/ poison spears (idk where that comparison came from). The amoebas become oozing lava. To Smith, these simple forms of life are actually very complex. The way they feed, move, and reproduce are just as complicated as what we consider a normal-sized animal. Just because they are small, doesn't mean they are irrelivant.
I like how you point out that just because these little animalcules are tiny doesn't mean they don't serve a purpose. Maybe they even serve a purpose more important than a lot of the bigger things we focus on?
ReplyDeleteIt's true people do focus on the bigger things in life, and forget the importance of the simple things that surround us. These animalcules are all around us, yet we seem to still not know much about them. I liked how you explained that animalcules are as significant as those animals that we see with the unaided eye. Like the animals we see on daily basis animalcules also have complex and interesting functions, we just have to look harder to notice them.
ReplyDeletegreat picture haha
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