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Ants are social insects of the family Formicidae ( /fɔrˈmɪsɨdiː/) and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera. Ants evolved from wasp-like ancestors in the mid-Cretaceous period between 110 and 130 million years ago and diversified after the rise of flowering plants. More than 12,500 out of an estimated total of 22,000 species have been classified. They are easily identified by their elbowed antennae and a distinctive node-like structure that forms a slender waist.
Ants form colonies that range in size from a few dozen predatory individuals living in small natural cavities to highly organised colonies which may occupy large territories and consist of millions of individuals. These larger colonies consist mostly of sterile wingless females forming castes of "workers", "soldiers", or other specialised groups. Nearly all ant colonies also have some fertile males called "drones" and one or more fertile females called "queens". The colonies are sometimes described as superorganisms because the ants appear to operate as a unified entity, collectively working together to support the colony.
Anthony McPartlin (born 18 November 1975) and Declan Donnelly (born 25 September 1975), known collectively as Ant & Dec, are an English comedy and TV presenting duo from Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The duo first rose to fame as actors on the children's television show Byker Grove, during which and in their subsequent pop career they were respectively known as PJ & Duncan – the names of the characters they played on the show. Since then, Ant & Dec have had a very successful career as TV presenters, presenting shows such as SMTV Live, Friends Like These, Pop Idol, Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, PokerFace, Push the Button, Britain's Got Talent, Red or Black? and Text Santa. They have also returned to acting, starring in a 2002 Tribute to The Likely Lads and the 2006 film Alien Autopsy.
Ant is the taller of the two at 5'8" (1.73 m) and Dec is two inches shorter at 5'6" (1.68 m). It is a running joke that many people do not know who is Ant and who is Dec, even though their appearances differ significantly. To assist with identification, they follow the 180 degree rule; all their TV appearances and publicity photos have Ant on the left and Dec on the right, but even this does not help everyone.
Actors: James Bryhan (actor), Dominic Fellows (actor), Sunny Dhap (actor), Paul Fellows (writer), Paul Fellows (director), Dave Francis.Williams (actor),
Plot: All the aspects of the day are covered: Dad dancing, promiscuous bridesmaids, overzealous photographers and that boring uncle that just won't shut up about 'The Villa'. A true feel-good show, Our Kylie's Getting Wed will make you laugh and bring a tear to your eye.
Genres: Comedy, Short,Actors: Jim Powers (editor), Jim Powers (writer), Jim Powers (costume designer), Jim Powers (actor), Jim Powers (director), Steve Powers (miscellaneous crew), Mike Barry (actor), Christopher Clarke (actor), Karli Stone (miscellaneous crew), Carter Kegelman (miscellaneous crew), Luke Lewis (actor), Nate Howard (actor), Mclean Beyor (actor), Roy Superfan Dana (actor), Alcee Walker (actor),
Genres: Comedy, History, Sport,Actors: Timothy Balme (actor), Murray Keane (actor), Katie Wolfe (actress), James Wallace (producer), Andrew Bancroft (director), Michael Lawry (composer), Gareth Howells (actor),
Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Short,Actors: Harry Love (miscellaneous crew), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Doug Goodwin (composer), Arthur Davis (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Athena Lorde (actress),
Plot: After being run over by a truck, both the ant and the aardvark wind up in the hospital with broken legs. However that, along with sharing the room with an aggressive bulldog, doesn't stop the aardvark from continuing to pursue the ant as his dinner.
Keywords: animal-hospital, ant-and-aardvark, hospital, nurse, remakeActors: John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Doug Goodwin (composer), Hawley Pratt (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Harry Love (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), Harry Love (miscellaneous crew), Doug Goodwin (composer), Arthur Davis (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Dale Hale (writer),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), John Byner (actor), David H. DePatie (producer), Friz Freleng (producer), John W. Dunn (writer), Doug Goodwin (composer), Arthur Davis (director), Lee Gunther (editor), Harry Love (miscellaneous crew),
Genres: Animation, Short,Actors: Seymour Kneitel (director), Jackson Beck (actor), Winston Sharples (composer), Jackson Beck (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Jack Mercer (actor), Sam Buchwald (producer), Seymour Kneitel (producer), Izzy Sparber (producer), Larz Bourne (writer), Larry Riley (writer), Charles Irving (actor),
Genres: Animation, Music, Short,Actors: Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Mel Blanc (actor), Frank Graham (actor), Frank Graham (actor), Sara Berner (actress), Leon Schlesinger (producer), Michael Maltese (writer),
Plot: A collection of brief vignettes. Within the Book of Fairy Tales, we find much-loved stories like these: Sleeping Beauty (chewed out by Prince Charming for sleeping in), Tom Thumb, the Grasshopper and the Ant (the grasshopper can afford to be lazy because he has war bonds), the Boy Who Cried Wolf, Jack and the Beanstalk, the Wolf in Sheep's Clothing ("the fifth columnist of his day"), Aladdin and His Lamp, the Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs (only they're aluminum for the war effort), Old Mother Hubbard (but her cupboard isn't bare; she's a "food hoarder"!), and This Little Piggy. The Boy Who Cried Wolf gets his comeuppance.
Keywords: 1001-nights, ant, arabian-nights, axe, beanstalk, disguise, egg, fairy-tale, grasshopper, hoardingActors: John Boxer (actor), Maire O'Neill (actress), Maire O'Neill (actress), Edmund Willard (actor), Karel Capek (writer), Wendy Toye (actress), Frank Birch (actor), Frank Birch (actor), George Hayes (actor), Leslie French (actor), Leslie French (actor), Stephen Thomas (producer), Nigel Playfair (writer), John Stamp (actor), Pamela Standish (actress),
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