After going through all the reviews, it seems that people had a poor idea of the interactions of the ants and aphids. They could be keeping them as pets, but it is more like farming them.
The aphids suck juices out of plants, and make honeydew which is nutritious. The ants stroke the aphids and they excrete the honeydew. The ants protect them, take them inside at night and in the winter. They are moved around to get to the juicy places. So in the movie, the ants try to do this with humans. They give people the idea that the ants are good for them, and the people are sort of in a daze, and run the sugar mill for the ants. The ants are better than us, and more intelligent - that is the sort of ideas that have overtaken the humans.
The aphids suck juices out of plants, and make honeydew which is nutritious. The ants stroke the aphids and they excrete the honeydew. The ants protect them, take them inside at night and in the winter. They are moved around to get to the juicy places. So in the movie, the ants try to do this with humans. They give people the idea that the ants are good for them, and the people are sort of in a daze, and run the sugar mill for the ants. The ants are better than us, and more intelligent - that is the sort of ideas that have overtaken the humans.
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