(EN) Dalinian symbolism, su daliparis.com, Espace Dalì Paris. URL consultato il 30 giugno 2016 (archiviato dall'url originale il 25 settembre 2014).
«Dalí met ants the first time as a child, watching the decomposed remains of small animals eaten by them. He watched with fascination and repulsion, and continued to use them in his work, as a symbol of decadence and ephemeral»