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Hollywood lied to us: Antz

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Remember that 1998 film Antz? The one about an ant named Z?

The one where the ants had nightmare-inducing human teeth? The one we probably have to blame for the existence of Jerry Seinfeld's Bee Movie?

Considering the movie is all about ants, you'd think it'd get SOMETHING right about ants. But Hollywood has once again LIED TO US.

Do male ants have any jobs outside the boudoir? Can ants breathe? Do ants have creepy little human teeth?

Ann Jones sets out to be pedANTic and find the facts in the fiction.

Featuring:

  • Dr Kirsti Abbott, ant lover and head of science at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory
  • Antz (1998), DreamWorks Pictures

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Production:

  • Ann Jones, Presenter / Producer
  • Nat Tencic, Producer
  • Rebecca McLaren, Producer
  • Isabella Tropiano, additional mastering

This episode of What the Duck?! was produced on the lands of the Wadawarrung, Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung, Taungurung, and Kaurna people.

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