We often wonder what an alien civilization, were we ever to encounter one, might look like. Perhaps we might glean some idea from other “civilized” species on Earth.

Take ants, for example.

Take a look at this video, which shows the excavation of an ant colony. You can’t help but notice it almost looks like something from an extraterrestrial science-fiction movie, yet it’s found right here on Earth!

Next, at the end of the same video, you can compare that with a smaller ant colony that lives inside an acorn seed!

All in all, some pretty interesting stuff. And, if you’re a science fiction (or even fantasy) author, there is no doubt something you might find useful in developing your alien cities.

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