Empire of the Ants1977

Voice:
[Opening voiceover, as an image of ants tearing apart an orchid flower on the ground is shown on screen] This is the ant. Treat it with respect, for it may very well be the next 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 different 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, that a creature as small as an ant 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.