It had been a strange costume party; everyone had come dressed as an assassin.  But hey, everyone there  was an assassin bug, what could you expect?  Still, thought Herman (the host),  it would have been nice if someone had been an Elvis , a Mick Jagger, perhaps Madonna, or maybe had worn a Richard Nixon or  a Barack Obama mask.  But that, thought Herman, was the problem in throwing  a party for insects–the hive mentality ran strong . . .