"Their pheromones are thick in the air, and despite the fact that they have gathered all of the glass that was formed in a wide radius around the oasis, they keep on showing up and digging the sand"
"Seems like they are smart enough to try and pretend they have business around here… Do you think they are just curious about this place, or do you think they have another reason to be prowling around?"
The elite swordsman and elite mage discussed amongst themselves as Ir'Houwl silently observed some of the ants a bit further away, their dark red chitin reflecting light as they moved around, spewing pheromones at one another at a startling frequency, it did not seem likely that they were just using them to make trails, it looked more like they were full-on communicating.
Their antennas moving around, and mandibles flexing as they did so, looking like they truly engaged in conversations.