The dominance of ants; for the love of ants; the life and death of the colony; how ants communicate; war and foreign policy; the ur-ants; conflict and dominance; the origin of cooperation; the superorganism; social parasites - breaking the ode; the trophobionts; army ants; the strangest ants; how ants control their environment; epilogue - who will survive?; how to study ants.
Beautifully written and illustrated...These fifteen chapters are a
bustling but well-organized ant heap, full of wonders natural and
intellectual.--Philip Morrison "Scientific American "
Everyone should read "Journey to the Ants"; it is a book to read
right through; I have done so twice so far. It brings back the joy
of science and restores the sense of wonder, it is truly food for
thought. For me it is a beloved book that will stay at my
bedside.--James E. Lovelock "Times Higher Education Supplement
"
Holldobler and Wilson have carefully distilled more than 80 years
of their combined personal research and thorough knowledge of the
literature to produce a book that is both packed with ideas and
information and a joy to read. The authors subtitled their book 'A
Story of Scientific Exploration' and, like all good stories, it has
a logical progression and sensible themes and is hard to put
down.--C. Ronald Carroll "American Scientist "
Hö lldobler and Wilson have carefully distilled more than 80 years
of their combined personal research and thorough knowledge of the
literature to produce a book that is both packed with ideas and
information and a joy to read. The authors subtitled their book 'A
Story of Scientific Exploration' and, like all good stories, it has
a logical progression and sensible themes and is hard to put down.
-- C. Ronald Carroll "American Scientist"
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