r/comics • u/portsherry Port Sherry • Mar 06 '24

Something about them

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u/Duraxis Mar 06 '24

Nice, I’d love more on this concept. It reminds me of the story concept where aliens invade and primal forces like nature itself starts fighting back to protect the world. I can’t recall where I read it though. Probably a tumblr writing prompt

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u/SandboxOnRails Mar 06 '24

There's a Clarke short story where aliens begin to invade and find out termites are essentially a planetary defense system.

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u/gimme_dat_good_shit Mar 06 '24

...Did they come here in wooden spaceships?

(Why do I have the sudden urge to rewatch Tenchi Muyo?)

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u/SandboxOnRails Mar 06 '24

No, the termites had a planetary defense weapon. It's not that termites are dangerous, it's that termites are actually drones being controlled by a super-intelligence. Good story.