Wasn’t quite as good as I remembered from watching it on BBC2 while stuck in a waiting room one evening in the mid-90s.
Watching it now gives me serious pandemic vibes of the “it may already be too late” kind…
★★★
As a result of nuclear testing, gigantic, ferocious mutant ants appear in the American desert southwest, and a father-daughter team of entomologists join forces with the state police officer who first discovers their existence, an FBI agent and, eventually, the US Army to eradicate the menace, before it spreads across the continent — and the world.