"Ordinary ants of different species were doing things that ants don't do: meeting, communicating - apparently making decisions." Dr. Ernest Hubbs (Nigel Davenport) notices that ants in the desert have started communicating, and co-operating. To observe this phenonenom closer he sets up a research station in the Arizona desert with another scientist (Michael Murphy). They try to fathom the ants motivation but too late come to realise that the ants collective mentality has become a very real threat to not only the life of other desert animals but to themselves as well.
Saul Bass concocts an intreging mix of sci-fi thriller and art house movie. It moves slowly as we follow the cat and mouse games between the scientists and the ants, but Bass maintains the film as a compelling watch. Even if I didn't fully understand the ending!
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