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* ''[[The War Against the Chtorr]]''. The [[Man-Eating Plant|shambler trees]] are host to an entire ecology of carniverous symbiotes who swarm when they sense the vibrations of nearby prey.
* The German novel ''[[Der Schwarm]]'' which translates literally into The Swarm features the Yrr, a collective of one-cell beings that live in the deep sea and can combine into intelligent beings. They try to eradicate humanity for destroying the environment.
* ''[[The Lords of Creation|In the Courts of the Crimson Kings]]''. The [[Rodents of Unusual Size]] are this way, shocking the protagonist who'd assumed that meant unusually ''large''
* ''[[The Edge Chronicles]]'': Wig-wigs. They're small. They're fluffy. They have huge mouths with rows of razor sharp teeth. And there's hundreds of them.
* "[[Leiningen Versus the Ants]]", a short story by Carl Stephenson, is about a Brazilian plantation owner who takes on a mass of army ants. Adapted for an episode of the ''Escape'' radio program, the movie ''The Naked Jungle'', and even an episode of ''[[MacGyver]]''.
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== Other ==
* Technically, Zaktan from ''[[Bionicle]]'', although he usually functions as [[The Worm That Walks]]. When his old boss tried to vaporize him, he was somehow able to pull himself back together as microscopic "protodites". In this new, permanent state, Zaktan can easily avoid attacks by turning into an insect swarm; change the shape of body parts; heal damage by filling the gaps with Protodites; and engulf a foe in an attack that must feel like getting hit with thousands of needles. Zaktan himself calls it a curse however, as his voice now sounds like a crowd speaking; and whenever he wakes up he can feel his body shifting "where there once were tissue and solid metal".
** Don't forget the Bohrok. Actually called
** Also the [[Giant Spider|Visorak]].
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