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Ants 2 -Murakami Asahi-do -Haruki Murakami-

  In regards to ants (Part 2): In my previous discussion, I talked about how amazing ants are, but on the other hand, when you closely observe ants for a while, they start to become somewhat creepy. The reason for this fear is that they live in underground nests, exhibit collective behavior, and are silent creatures. Even if you watch them for a long time, you have no idea what they are thinking or planning.

In the past, there was a movie called "Attack of the Giant Ants" where ants became gigantic due to nuclear testing and attacked humans. Just imagining such a scenario is terrifying. If it were a lion pride attacking, for example, one could come to terms with it. However, being attacked by giant ants, being stung by their paralyzing venom, and then being dragged helplessly into a dark hole to be fed to the slimy queen ant... just the thought of it sends shivers down my spine. It's inevitable to die, but I definitely don't want to die in such a way.

Also, I saw this in a movie as well. The native people of Africa capture someone and apply ant honey to the soft parts of their body, tying them up near an ant mound. The expression "soft parts of the body" is quite something. I can vividly imagine ants swarming and voraciously eating those soft parts, "chop, chop." It's quite frightening as well. I absolutely don't want to die in such a manner, with ants devouring the soft parts of my body. When I was a child, there were quite a few movies of that sort, featuring grotesque elements. Typically, you would watch those movies in small, rundown theaters rather than clean and polished mainstream cinemas, but they had a certain atmosphere and were quite enjoyable. There were also a few films like "The Deadly Tarantula" featuring giant creatures resulting from nuclear experiments. Giant spiders covered in hair are also physically repulsive and evoke unpleasant sensations. Being caught in a giant spider's web can be considered one of the most dreadful ways to die.

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