Excellent B movie. Not much research done, at that time, into massive insect bodies metabolic requirements and structural strength needed to support such an insects weight...but not bad a movie. Update it with dog sized ants and watch the forMication ensue. Yeah forMication.
Walt Disney screened the movie to look at James Arness as a possible Davey Crockett but was so impressed by Parker, he got the role.
Of course, starring in one of the longest running TV shows of all time was a nice consolation prize for Arness.
How about dogs with shag rugs draped over them? The Killer Shrews
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