 This is a story about the importance of being prepared and who better to tell that tale than the ants. This is Ava. She comes from a long line of deceased ants. Year after year, disease had taken its toll on these communities. Each time they learned a little more about defending themselves, but the only thing they knew for certain was that another disease would come, which is why Ava took a job at the Arthropod Communities Health Organization. Ava wanted to take all the knowledge they'd gathered about diseases to create one big master plan to beat the next one. First things first, they needed some money. Ava explained that to research and produce the tools they needed to beat the next disease, funding was required, lots of it. Unfortunately, not everyone agreed. Some of her colleagues wanted the money for more local projects. But without funding, there could be no research. And without research, there'd be no vaccines to protect vulnerable insects. Ava had to push on. She needed to get surveillance on board, fast. Ava told them it was essential to be able to track and contain diseases before they spread. Some colleagues disagreed with this use of the surveillance team. Ava explained that if they couldn't see where the outbreaks were happening, they couldn't stop them spreading. It was time to move on. Making vaccines around the world was crucial to protect everyone everywhere. Again, sadly, not everyone agreed. Without giving insects everywhere, the tools to make their own vaccines, many would be left vulnerable. This is where all the insect leaders met at the Arthropod Communities Health Organization. Ava started to speak. As she finished outlining her master plan, there was silence. Then a cacophony of noise. Perhaps they'd finally agreed on a plan to protect everyone everywhere.