What is the meaning of Gramp's word to Z?

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In Antz, what is the meaning of Gramp's words to Z?

Gramps: You head towards the monolith.

Gramps:Ten clicks past the great canyons to the land of red and white.

Ten clicks past means what? To my knowledge, clicks means mouse clicks.

I didn't get what red and white means.

I haven't seen the film so can't comment on the 'red and white' part of your question. But 'click' is likely a reference to the Military usage of the word — Longshanks, Commented Mar 30, 2017 at 10:01
Then it could be a play on words? It does seem unlikely that he would be referring to mouse-clicks. — Longshanks, Commented Mar 30, 2017 at 10:07

BCdotWEB · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-30 11:00:47Z

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The Land of Red and White is a picnic blanket which they mistake for Insectopia

As for clicks it's a military term usually meaning "kilometers" ^*.

^{* Thanks to @Longshanks for the link}

Obviously, in this case it's probably not meant as actual kilometers but rather just to indicate that Gramps has military way of speaking.

There is a Wikia which refers to him as a "Drunk Scout" so a military background seems reasonable.

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