One of two inhabited planets of the Beta Renner system, home to the canine-featured Anticans, who applied for Federation membership in 2364 alongside their bitter rivals from Selay.
Antica is a planet in the Beta Renner system and the homeworld of the Anticans, a furred, carnivorous people who insist on fresh meat. It is mentioned in the first-season Next Generation episode Lonely Among Us.
Antica shares its star system with Selay, home of the reptilian Selay. The two peoples achieved spaceflight and promptly became deadly enemies, yet in 2364 both applied to join the Federation. The Enterprise-D collects a delegation from each world to carry them to a peace conference on the neutral planetoid Parliament.
Keeping the two groups apart falls largely to Riker and Tasha Yar, who must deal with delegates stalking one another through the corridors while the rest of the crew contend with an energy being picked up from a passing cloud.