About “Empire of the Ants”
"The Empire of the Ants" is a 1905 short story by H. G. Wells. It follows an explorer sent to South America to investigate reports of intelligent ants destroying a colony. A 1977 film titled Empire of the Ants was loosely based on the story. The same story also inspired the 1974 film Phase IV. Both films adapted elements from Wells' work but took creative liberties. The original story focuses on the discovery of a highly organized ant society. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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