Welcome to a vibrant social scene that has operated largely in secret until the past few years. Its participants don’t seem to mind going unnoticed. They congregate in immense numbers to fend off enemies and the brute forces of nature, to obtain food, to reproduce, and to move to greener pastures. They’re adept at forming bands to hunt prey, which are consumed on the spot.
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