This vintage ant films collection explores the amazing and complex world of ant colonies. The film Ant City examines the hierarchy in ant life while Goodbye, Mrs. Ant, focuses on ant control and extermination while acknowledging their societal sophistication. After all, when the objective is the human home, ants are pests
Included Films:
Ant City
Ant City
Produced: 1949
Length: 10 Minutes
This is a wacky science video about ants that serves up the entertainment!
Goodbye, Mrs. Ant
Goodbye, Mrs. Ant
Produced: 1959
Length: 14 Minutes
Got ants in your pants? We have the answer. Chlordane! A 1959 promotional film to expound on the benefits of insecticides for your home, Goodbye Mrs. Ant, first shows us who the enemy is so we can defeat them. We go on a guided tour of the life cycle of an ant, the narrator mentioning several times how intelligent and driven the ants are. Portrayed as invading terrorists of good, wholesome fun, like the family barbeque, once the ant lesson is complete, the narrator then explains how Chlordane can get rid of the pesky creatures. Scenes showing the chemical in use everywhere, including near cooking surfaces, makes for an ironic statement on just where the real danger lurks.
