Well, it looks as if it's feeding time for our friends, eh?

6 seconds sound clip from the Leiningen Versus the Ants (1948) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:16:21 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- It was true. Leiningen had won. At least, the opening round.

- The floodgates were left open to forestall any night crossing, but when dawn came, the dark blanket was still there, motionless across the ditch.

- Then we noticed a feverish activity on the other side of the plantation.

- Here, a grove of tamarind trees lined the far end of the ditch... and every tree swarmed with the crawling insects.

- But instead of eating the leaves, they were merely gnawing through the stems, so that a thick green shower fell steadily to the ground.

- Well, it looks as if it's feeding time for our friends, eh?

- Have all the petrol pumps brought here. Get everyone over here except the lookouts on the other side. And pass out the shovels.

- Going to deprive them of a meal? Aren't they cutting the leaves down for food?

- I wish they were.

- Looks like I underestimated them when I said they didn't have intelligence.

- What do you mean?

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