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Formics
The Formics, also known as Buggers, are a fictional insect-like alien species from the Ender's Game series of science fiction novels by Orson Scott Card.
According to the novel canon, the Formics attacked Earth a few generations before the novel begins. They attempted to colonise the planet and were barely fought off by an Earth soldier known as Mazer Rackham. The first book in the series, Ender's Game, largely stems from the human quest to defend themselves from this species, although the Formics ultimately turn out as victims, with the first attack being an accident due to differing biology.
==Name==
The term "Formic" is derived from ''formica'', the Latin word for ''ant''; whereas "bugger" is a pejorative used by humans; yet it was not until 1999's ''Ender's Shadow'' that the term 'Formic' was first used, interchangeably with 'Bugger'. Later books used 'Formic' almost exclusively, as the more 'scientific' term. This leads to odd scenarios in the continuity of the books, such as Valentine referring to them as "Buggers" in ''Ender's Game'', chronologically next as "Formics" in ''Ender in Exile'', and again as "Buggers" in ''Speaker for the Dead'' and ''Xenocide''. The feature film adaptation of ''Ender's Game'' uses "Formics" exclusively.
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