SSSCCREEEEEEEEEEEE!
The ear piercing sound reverberated through the air, causing everyone to flinch slightly as it stabbed at their eardrums like a sharp needle. The ants, on the other hand, seemed to perk up at the sound.
Their antennae wriggling and twitching in the air ecstatically for a few moments as they all simultaneously paused their assault. Then, as if some kind of spell had come over them, the remnants of the previously fearsome swarm immediately started to retreat.
Those with wings flapped them rapidly, taking to the air and diving into the evergreen canopy of the strange forest from which they had sprouted. Those without wings followed along the ground, scampering behind their flying brethren as they disappeared into the treeline, quickly becoming lost from sight.
