Empire of the Ants

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THIS IS THE ANT.

TREAT IT WITH RESPECT.

FOR IT MAY VERY WELL BE THE NEX DOMINANT LIFE FORM OF OUR PLANET.

SOUND INCREDIBLE? IMPOSSIBLE?

HAVE YOU EVER TAKEN A GOOD, CLOSE LOOK

AT WHAT THE ANT IS ALL ABOUT?

LIKE THESE ATTA CEPHALOTES.

ONE OF THE 15,000 DIFFEREN SPECIES INHABITING OUR PLANET.

THIS ONE CULTIVATES CROPS

OF FUNGUS FOR FOOD.

OTHERS HERD APHIDS,

JUST AS MAN HERDS CATTLE.

AND WHAT ABOUT THE WARRIORS?

THE BUILDERS OF BRIDGES, ROADS, TUNNELS?

FRIGHTENING, ISN'T IT, THA A CREATURE AS SMALL AS AN AN IS ABLE TO HAVE A FAIR

CLAIM TO RANK NEXT TO MAN

IN THE SCALE OF INTELLIGENCE?

THEY HAVE A SOPHISTICATED

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.

SPECIFIC MESSAGES ARE TRANSMITTED

FROM ONE ANT TO ANOTHER

THROUGH THE USE OF A CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE

CALLED PHEROMONES.

IT CAUSES AN OBLIGATORY RESPONSE.

DID YOU HEAR THAT?

OBLIGATORY.

PHEROMONES GIVE AN ORDER

THAT CANNOT BE DISOBEYED.

IT'S A MIND-BENDING SUBSTANCE

THAT FORCES OBEDIENCE.

BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT.

THAT'S BUSINESS BETTER LEFT TO THE ANTS.

Got it?

What took you so long?

I stopped to get some extra liquor.

You should've let me know.

I didn't know I was supposed to be on call.

You're always supposed to be on call.

Sorry, Ms. Fryser.

That's all right, sweetheart.

You're so terrific in the sack

that it almost justifies

the excessive salary

that I have to pay you.

By the way, captain...

Try and give us the smoothest

possible trip, will you?

We don't want any of our

prospective buyers getting seasick.

Yes, ma'am.

Sick people do not buy property.

I'll cut between the waves.

You do that.

I'm sure you remember, by the way,

that I'm paying you damn good money

to rent this boat, captain.

I'm sure that if I forget,

you'll remind me.

Oh, well, it looks like our guests

are finally arriving.

Sure a nice boat, isn't it?

We went on a bigger one

to Mexico that time.

Yeah, but we paid for that trip.

Two-bit cruise down the coast to

look at overpriced swampland.

You always said you wanted

a home on the ocean.

Yeah, I said a lot of things.

You coming?

Yeah, yeah, all right.

You win. We'll go for a boat ride.

Here's a $10. Keep the change.

But, lady, the fare's $9.80.

don't mention it.

What are you doing?

The letter said everything was free.

I'm writing down all our expenses

so we can be reimbursed.

Umm...

Before I board your ship,

may I ask you a question?

Yes, ma'am.

I just want to make certain

that I'm under no obligation

to buy any of your property,

in case I change my mind.

It's not my property, lady.

I just get you there and get you back.

Thank you.

Let's get this circus on the road.

Hi. Are you Ms. Ellis? Yes.

I'm Marilyn Fryser, I'm the

president of Dreamland Shores.

Come and meet some people. This is Mr.

and Mrs. Lawson.

Hello.

And this is Larry Graham.

I think we have everybody on-board now.

Think that'll please the bitch?

Ever see anything that did?

What a rip-off.

She'll bring a boatload of slobs down here

and convince them it's paradise.

It wouldn't be so bad around here

if it was close to something.

A road, a town, anything.

What about diamond Springs?

Sure, that's practically next door.

All you do is walk 2 miles to the river

and swim upstream another 10.

You ought to read the

contract she makes them sign.

The jerks that buy this swampland

can't even sell it for 2 years.

Dreamland shores won't be here in 2 years.

Why don't you try some of

the meatballs over there?

They are really tasty.

Are you ladies having a good time?

Lovely.

Just marvelous, thank you.

It'd be wonderful. Everything is so fresh.

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