# Ant City

Depicts ants as social creatures living in complex societies. Shows ways they control their environment. Ken Smith sez: This is probably the most genuinely entertaining of all the John Kieran's Kaleidoscope films. The poor ants are anthropomorphised to the nth degree; we even hear The Wedding March when the queen and her drone fly away from the nest. Kieran's patter has never been more meandering; he sounds like a befuddled uncle narrating home movies. Clumsy but enjoyable. PESTILENCE (ANTS) VS of ants: Building and repairing their city. Birthing of grub. Mating with queen. Attacking a caterpillar.

- Kind: Short
- Year: 1949
- Runtime: 9 min
- By: Moss (Paul F.)
- Genres: Industrial and advertising
- Archive: [Internet Archive](https://archive.org/details/ant_city)
- Licence or status: [Public domain (Creative Commons dedication)](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/publicdomain/) (as the archive states it)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

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