The Green Spot 



Norman was small for his age. This didn't 

 bother him though. He was as tough as 

 nails and ready for anything. And, as he would soon 

 find out, his "anjrthing" was just around the comer. 



Norman is a parasitic nematode. As a member 

 of his Hb clan, he was automatically given due re- 

 spect. The Hb (for Heterorhabditis bacteriophora) 

 clan was known for its agility and versatility. Its 

 members wear tough outer jackets and all are cool. 



Initiation into full membership requires that the 

 clan's nearly-adults submit to an underground adven- 

 ture of sorts. They're told to leave the safety of their 

 hideout (which, incidentally, is the carved-out, rotting 

 remains of a grub) and to locate a new hideout host 

 without getting fried in the sun or dehydrated. 



As did his brethren, Norman complied. Snaking 

 his way along a myriad of uncharted passageways, 

 trying to pierce the darkness, Norman hunted his 

 quarry. However, Norman, always trying to impress, 

 wasn't after just any hideout host. He was after the 

 roomy and impressive Japanese beetle grub. And he 

 could feel in his gut that he was getting close. 



Norman scored! "One super-grub coming up!" 

 he shouted into the darkness. His buddies heard 

 the distant shout and began to move toward it. 



Norman managed to cut his way through the 

 hideout's exterior, exposing the soft and supple 

 flesh. Just as he was about to enter and claim vic- 

 tory for himself and his tribe, the other nearly- 

 adults rounded the bend with a whoop. They stopped 

 in their tracks. Something was different. It was 

 Norman. He was now . . . uh, grown, or something. 



The approached Norman with reverence. They 

 admired his new posture. They hoisted him onto 

 their shoulders and carried him into the host. To- 

 gether they ravaged and subdued the grub. 



A few days later, Norman, a magnificent ex- 

 ample of an adult nematode now, and his well-fed 

 buddies, also grown, swaggered back to headquar- 

 ters to share the tale of Norman's triumph. 



Well, news travels fast in the dirt kingdom. The 

 managing seniors, Norman's forefathers, had al- 

 ready heard the saga. When Norman the Nematode 

 walked through the door ahead of the pack, the 

 tribal leaders, in unison, spoke only two words: 

 "Hey Norm!" 



Mike Cheritn, president of The Green Spot, Depart- 

 ment of Bio-Ingenuity, gj Priest Road, Nottingham, 

 NH oj2go-62o^, can be reached at 60^-^42-892^. 



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