There is a scene in “Consider Her Ways” where the ants read by running over the text in books.
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@futurebird Oooh, I bet this is a far more accurate illustration of an ant that most children's books, lol. I like it! 🤪
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Interesting book!
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@futurebird @alexwild there’s also the opening scene of “The Dark Forest” (sequel to Three Body Problem) where an ant is (kind of?) reading a tombstone by crawling into and around each letter
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This is the reference:
Atta laevigata
Atta laevigata is the largest of the leafcutter ants. Carrancas, Minas Gerais, Brazil
(www.alexanderwild.com)
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@futurebird @alexwild there’s also the opening scene of “The Dark Forest” (sequel to Three Body Problem) where an ant is (kind of?) reading a tombstone by crawling into and around each letter
I started the first book three times and just couldn't get into it... (it's so grim and political in that first chapter, and I don't know the history well enough to get a sense of the 'authorial subtext') but with this in mind I might make it trough.
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This angle always makes ants look like spiders. I hope as I do other illustrations at other angles I will get a better hand on their geometry.
I think her face has the right personality, so that's a good start.
When I have a good mix of images I will think about making a video about some of the most interesting passages in the book.
I also want to create a map of the expedition of Wawa-quee, her scientists and armies from South America to the NYC public library.
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