Empire of the Ants by Bernard Werber

Author:Bernard Werber
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Novel
ISBN: 9780553096132
Publisher: New York, N.Y. : Bantam Books, 1998.
Published: 1998-02-02T00:00:00+00:00

The antennae insisted that all organisms possess precisely such a safety mechanism. Those which do not die of fright or commit suicide in order to avoid facing reality.

56th was quite surprised but did not falter. Fine pheromones, indeed! If they were hoping to conceal the existence of the secret weapon, they were too late anyway. In the first place, everyone knew La-chola-kan had been a victim of it, even if it was still a complete mystery from the technological point of view.

The two soldiers remained impassive and did not relax their grip. Everyone had forgotten about La-chola-kan. Victory had stilled their curiosity. Anyway, you only had to sniff the corridors: there was not the slightest whiff of toxin. The whole Tribe was quietly awaiting the next day's Festival of Rebirth.

What did they want from her, then? Why were they holding her head so tightly?

While racing through the lower floors during the chase, the lame ant had detected a third ant. A soldier. What was her identification number?

So that was why they had not killed her outright. In reply, the female poked the ends of both her antennae deep into the big ant's eyes. The fact that she had been blind from birth did not make it any the less painful. The lame ant was astounded and slackened her grip.

The female ran and flew in order to get away more quickly. Her wings raised a cloud of dust which put her pursuers off her track. She had to get back to the dome quickly.

She had just had a brush with death. Now she was going to begin another life.

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