Two Bad Ants
by Chris Van Allsburg


blinding making unable to see
crystal  a regularly shaped, solid substance with angles and flat surfaces
echoing repeating a sound
ledge a narrow shelf
remarkable  worthy of notice; unusual
scout an information gatherer
sparkling shining; glittering
treasure valuable things
antennae long slender feelers on the heads of insects
dusk the time just before dark
feverish having a fever
unnatural not normal