Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2008-11-12 Public domain in the USA. 155 Ernst, Paul 1899 1985 Ernst, Paul Frederick The Raid on the Termites Produced from Astounding Stories June 1932. Produced by Greg Weeks, Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "The Raid on the Termites" by Paul Ernst is a science fiction novelette written in the late 19th century. The story explores the unusual adventure of two men, Dennis Braymer and Jim Holden, as they delve into the mysteries of a termite mound, which they see as a gateway to a new world filled with strange, enormous creatures and the unknown intelligence governing them. The opening of the story introduces Dennis, an entomologist, who is captivated by the challenge of studying termites, and his skeptical friend Jim, who views the endeavor as trivial. Their dynamic is established as they discuss the remarkable organization of termite colonies, with Dennis expressing an almost desperate wish to observe their normal behavior. After an intense discussion on the potential dangers of termites and their mysterious intelligence, the narrative sets the stage for their transformation into ant-sized men for an extraordinary exploration into the heart of the termite mound, promising thrilling encounters in an unfamiliar and perilous jungle. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Science fiction PS Text Science Fiction Astounding Stories Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Adventure 188244 2025-08-11T08:14:57.558960 text/html 186522 2021-01-04T09:45:49 text/html 274803 2025-08-11T08:15:02.593983 application/epub+zip 276269 2025-08-11T08:14:59.293948 application/epub+zip 137591 2025-08-11T08:14:58.162982 application/epub+zip 461803 2025-08-11T08:15:05.159926 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 441889 2025-08-11T08:15:01.869911 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213367 2022-09-12T13:30:42.940181 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175815 2025-08-11T08:14:57.108912 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 175690 2021-01-04T09:45:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18656 2025-08-11T08:15:05.287904 application/rdf+xml 12789 2025-08-11T08:14:58.654906 image/jpeg 3627 2025-08-11T08:14:58.405949 image/jpeg 209525 2021-01-04T09:45:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 66862 2021-01-04T09:45:49 application/octet-stream application/zip 271810 2025-08-11T08:14:57.583967 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia