Roaches are overrated. Mammals are still on board -- next up are the Rodents. Beady little eyes, sharp teeth, nekkid tails, and just the right amount of adaptability... Stuart Little is an advance wave. No, really! Why, several of my cellmates have been explaining this in great lengths to me. (Most of the smaller ones are afraid the capybara will hear about their work over here and claim it for their own...) Of course, ultimately, anything that does sneak past us as supreme will have to develop the proper brain capacity, develop proper dexterity for tool use, gain that strange and unique quality that makes for willingness to self experiment... become us, more or less (apologies to RAH) ... and into the thickening night and dreaded dusk does my world go...

thou and I, my friend, can, in the most flunkey world, make, each of us, one non-flunkey, one hero, if we like: that will be two heroes to begin with. (Carlyle)