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== [[Film]] == |
== [[Film]] == |
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* Happens in a horrifying manner in ''[[Indiana Jones and |
* Happens in a horrifying manner in ''[[Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'', where a horde of carnivorous ants carries an unfortunate Soviet soldier into their nest. While colonies of ants are known to carry large prey back home, an entire human being getting dragged head-first into an ant nest is a bit much. |
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== [[Literature]] == |
== [[Literature]] == |
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* [[Mark Twain]] once wrote in a story that although ants are very strong, they're also very stupid. |
* [[Mark Twain]] once wrote in a story that although ants are very strong, they're also very stupid. |
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* The [[Animorphs]] once turned into ants to steal Yeerk tech for Ax. [[Hive Mind|It]] [[Nightmare Fuel|was unpleasant]]. |
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== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
== [[Newspaper Comics]] == |
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== [[Video Games]] == |
== [[Video Games]] == |
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* Fifth-gen ''[[Pokémon]]'' include Durant, which is quite powerful, quite [[Meaningful Name|durable]], and also a Steel-type, so pretty much the only thing that works against it at all is [[Kill It |
* Fifth-gen ''[[Pokémon]]'' include Durant, which is quite powerful, quite [[Meaningful Name|durable]], and also a Steel-type, so pretty much the only thing that works against it at all is [[Kill It with Fire|fire]]. Naturally, there's a fire-spewing anteater Pokemon in the same dungeon, which is indicated to feed on Durant. |
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== [[Western Animation]] == |
== [[Western Animation]] == |
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* Normally in many early cartoons ants are portrayed as a single-file line that has a "[[Determinator]]" quality. They have two versions, the first being that they don't stop for anything and pick up anything that happens to be in their way. The second being food hunters that won't stop until their desired target is obtained. They both are usually unstoppable, are a plot driving force, and defy physics by marching up perfectly flat surfaces or carrying objects MORE than 10 times their size. Occasionally a colony may also be portrayed as an army, with a commander and everything. |
* Normally in many early cartoons ants are portrayed as a single-file line that has a "[[Determinator]]" quality. They have two versions, the first being that they don't stop for anything and pick up anything that happens to be in their way. The second being food hunters that won't stop until their desired target is obtained. They both are usually unstoppable, are a plot driving force, and defy physics by marching up perfectly flat surfaces or carrying objects MORE than 10 times their size. Occasionally a colony may also be portrayed as an army, with a commander and everything. |
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* Some [[Donald Duck]] cartoons have this trope, including one in which a whole colony of ants comes and picks up a sleeping Donald and carries him away. |
* Some [[Donald Duck]] cartoons have this trope, including one in which a whole colony of ants comes and picks up a sleeping Donald and carries him away. |
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* Launchpad McQuack of ''[[ |
* Launchpad McQuack of ''[[DuckTales]]'' and ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'' fame isn't impressed by this: "Who cares? Anybody could lift 10 times an ant's weight." |
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* ''[[The Ant and |
* ''[[The Ant and the Aardvark]]'', by the makers of ''[[The Pink Panther]]'' cartoon series. |
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* Taken to extremes with ''[[The Atom Ant Show]]''. |
* Taken to extremes with ''[[The Atom Ant Show]]''. |
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* One of the most famous ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' episodes featured this as the plot, complete with infectious [[Ear Worm]]. Two later episodes had callbacks to it. |
* One of the most famous ''[[Garfield and Friends]]'' episodes featured this as the plot, complete with infectious [[Ear Worm]]. Two later episodes had callbacks to it. |
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