[4] The plot involves a wicked anteater that is a constant threat to an ant colony.

Therefore, they are expecting the assault, and they have focused on a military defense, such as preparing fortifications, compiling munitions in their fortress, and generally becoming ready for war.

Ultimately, the ants decide to abandon their modern military tactics, and after resorting to the Sewer Side Squad, they wrathfully swarm the anteater.

[3] Since it was released during the Phoney War, some have speculated that it refers to France's Maginot Line.

[6] All 36 cartoons, including Ants in the Plants, were released in 2003 on the DVD Somewhere in Dreamland: The Max Fleischer Color Classics.