Clete/Phase IV

 is a fictional farmhand and a supporting character featured in the 1974 sci-fi/horror film Phase IV. He was played by actor Robert Henderson. In the film, worked for a rural family living in the Arizona desert. When a species of highly-evolved, intelligent, mutant ants begin swarming across the area, Clete must rely upon the aid of a team of scientists from a nearby research station to survive.