Les fourmis.
The novel depicts ants that have existed for over a hundred million years, forming a civilization with cities, empires, weapons, and technology. It portrays the ants as having leaders comparable to historical figures such as Attila, Christopher Columbus, Julius Caesar, Machiavelli, and Leonardo da Vinci. The story explores a looming day for the ants, immersing readers in a setting of crime, monstrous acts, and war beyond imagination, inviting them to consider a subterranean realm.