![]() ![]() ![]() His family and other people all go in after him, but do not return as well. The curiosity getting the better of Edmond's niece, he goes into the basement, and doesn't return. He studied ants his entire life, and when he passed down the house to the main character, he said not to go down to the basement. Uncle Edmond was an entomologist, and a brilliant one at that. The main human characters are busy spending most of their time in the book wondering what's in the basement of the recently deceased uncle Edmond's house. (Although researching Army ants after reading this book was probably the most fun I had actually reading about insects in a long time. ![]() This may lead some people to actually believe in some things, such as how intelligent the ants actually are, and how dangerous Army ants are. Although the descriptions of ant behavior and social organization was beautifully executed, the capabilities of said behavior is exaggerated for the plot's sake. The book follows two different plots at the same time, one for humans and one for the ants. Empire of the Ants was a delight to read. ![]()
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