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Nocturnal Tracking Device

This exceptionally powerful device has inbuilt night-vision and FRC (Footprint Recognizing Capability). It was invented by Ulysses Elbow-Frost, who, of course, as you know, is one of the world's most famous ant breeders. Ants kept escaping at night from paddock 476, and he had no way of tracking them. He solved the problem by building a very crude NTD.

Nocturnal Tracking Device

His neighbor, Ronald McFlathump, learnt about the device and realised it had commercial potential. He then told his neighbor, Maxgood Badwell, about it, who told his neighbor, Smudge Williamson, who told his sister-in-law, Bernice Wiggle, who was friends with Dr. Wombattina Muizenberg, the Chief Inventions Officer of Savuti Technologies Inc. Muizenberg was immediately interested in purchasing the idea.

Savuti Technologies Inc. is a world-leading high-tech company specializing in optical and imaging products. They purchased the invention from Ulysses Elbow-Frost for an undisclosed amount. He used the funds to build 144 new ant paddocks and the Nocturnal Tracking Device has become a popular gadget worldwide. Dash Candoo uses one.

Appears in Book 13
First seen in Book 13, page 204
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also known as NTD
This exceptionally powerful device has inbuilt night-vision and FRC (Footprint Recognizing Capability). b13:c10:p204
first appearance b13:c10:p204
appears in Book 13

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The Nocturnal Tracking Device (NTD) has inbuilt night-vision and FRC (Footprint Recognizing Capability).

This exceptionally powerful device has inbuilt night-vision and FRC (Footprint Recognizing Capability). b13:c10:p204 b13:c99:p427
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The NTD was invented by Ulysses Elbow-Frost to track ants escaping from paddock 476 at night, and was later purchased and commercialized by Savuti Technologies Inc.

It was invented by Ulysses Elbow-Frost, who, of course, as you know, is one of the world's most famous ant breeders... Savuti Technologies Inc. is a world-leading high-tech company specializing in optical and imaging products. They purchased the invention from Ulysses Elbow-Frost for an undisclosed amount. b13:c99:p427
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