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A swarm of huge, fiery ants, brood of a mystery comet, burst from their shells to threaten the unsuspecting world.

Jim Carter is a reporter who contacts Professor Wentworth about the mysterious egg-like objects which were scattered around the earth from the tail of a comet. When the eggs start to hatch, it's up to Jim, the professor, and his daughter Joan to prevent disaster from engulfing the earth.

This classic science fiction short story by H. Thompson Rich was first published in Astounding Stories in November 1931.

H. Thompson Rich (1893-1974) was an American author and screenwriter. He wrote numerous short stories during the 1920s and 1930s.