I also noticed it! The ant arc in Hunter x hunter looked so similar to the ants in jeju island! The origin story of the ant prince, I mean.
I read HunterXhunter before this one and, yes, it's similar but well. If the ants don't feed on humans or hunters to evolve it should be alright ^^
Lmao I just thought of that to when I read this chapter. Meruem and neferpitou flashbacks (⊙…⊙ )
I was thinking the same thing
I'm just saying, since I've recently finished HunterxHunter, I've noticed that that's a bit similar. But it's not like that trope is reserved to HxH so who cares