Because it prevents them from breathing, since the ant is blocking off their airway.
I think the word escaped should be put in the blank.
Congress passed it to encourage people to move and settle west. they promised free land, and they knew that people would rush to claim it. The 1862 Homestead Act accelerated settlement of U.S. western territory by allowing any American, including freed slaves, to put in a claim for up to 160 free acres of federal land.
Incomplete question. The attached image is likely where the question is gotten from.
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The expression "wanna toss the ol' virtual pigskin" used by Twohy after he depicts a man fully immense in his work; showing him in a virtual world likely portrays his argument against been a workaholic.
In a sense, he is saying/arguing that taking a break from work isn't a bad idea.