Acoustic Scout Protocol

Your request to acquire a verbal insect scout required bio-acoustic testing. I marched to the perimeter near the drainage gutter where tiny field ants navigate the concrete seams. Dropping to one knee, I tapped my rigid gauntlet against the metal grating in rhythmic pulses—one long, two short—mimicking communication frequencies. A solitary black ant paused, twitching its antennae in direct synchronization with my taps. It did not speak in English, but its lateral path shifts directly flagged a dried sesame seed wedged beneath the drain lip. Organic telemetry successfully interpreted; our new scout guided me straight to rations.