Having confronted Dr. Janet, Jack Ruttan, International Man Of Mystery, 
exclaimed:
 
 >Hortas? IIRC Hortas havfairly grunty digestive systems.
 >Borg implants may just be a series og high grademunchies to
 >a Horta.
 JR> They never thought of setting loose a few to tunnel through those
 JR> ships, did they? Of course, there's probably a technobabble explanation
 JR> why not, perhaps the higher amplitude of plastron rays offering
 JR> interference, or something.
     How about: They are sentient beings and not cannon fodder.
     
     Now go back and re-watch "Devil In The Dark" and this time pay 
attention.
                                        Sincerely Yours
                                        
                                        David G. Riess
                                        EchoContinuityMonger
... We are Wayne and Garth of Borg: Assimilate on, dude!
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