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1,666 results for: Ants
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The Lives of Ants by Laurent Keller and Élisabeth Gordon
A scientist and a writer team up to explore how these insects’ lives parallel human lives — in work, war and garden-tending. Oxford Univ. Press, 2009, 252 p., $27.95 THE LIVES OF ANTS BY LAURENT KELLER AND ÉLISABETH GORDON
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Adventures Among Ants: A Global Safari With a Cast of Trillions by Mark W. Moffett
A biologist and photographer (who earned his Ph.D. under E.O. Wilson) captures the hidden worlds of ants. ADVENTURES AMONG ANTS: A GLOBAL SAFARI WITH A CAST OF TRILLIONS BY MARK W. MOFFETT University of California Press, 2010, 280 p., $29.95.
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Book Review: Anthill: A Novel by E.O. Wilson
Review by Susan Milius.
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The Leafcutter Ants by Bert Hölldobler and E.O. Wilson
Two Pulitzer Prize–winning biologists team up to describe ants that farm their own food and form colonies that can be considered advanced civilizations. The Leafcutter Ants by Bert Hölldobler and E.O. Wilson W.W. Norton, 2010, 160 p., $19.95.
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Secret Lives of Ants by Jae Choe
Enter the miniature world of ants and learn about their societies, from massacres and power plays to self-sacrifice and factory-like enterprises. Johns Hopkins Univ., 2012, 156 p., $34.95
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Bug Watching
Crazy about insects? The Sonoran Arthropod Studies Institute in Arizona has a “Backyard Bugwatching” page with links to photos and articles focusing on a variety of insects and their diverse habitats. Learn what it takes to track Mexican leaf-cutter ants and catch bullet ants. Journey to Costa Rica’s rainforests for close-ups of novel arthropods. Watch […]
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Ant Patrol
With more than 11,000 ant species now identified worldwide, the “Antbase” Web site serves as the definitive guide to these social insects. Hosted by the American Museum of Natural History, the site provides links to a variety of resources devoted to ants, including databases, image collections, and news articles. Go to: http://research.amnh.org/entomology/social_insects/
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