Adventures Among Ants

Author : Mark W. Moffett
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520945417
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Adventures among Ants written by Mark W. Moffett and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2010-05-05 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intrepid international explorer, biologist, and photographer Mark W. Moffett, "the Indiana Jones of entomology," takes us around the globe on a strange and colorful journey in search of the hidden world of ants. In tales from Nigeria, Indonesia, the Amazon, Australia, California, and elsewhere, Moffett recounts his entomological exploits and provides fascinating details on how ants live and how they dominate their ecosystems through strikingly human behaviors, yet at a different scale and a faster tempo. Moffett’s spectacular close-up photographs shrink us down to size, so that we can observe ants in familiar roles; warriors, builders, big-game hunters, and slave owners. We find them creating marketplaces and assembly lines and dealing with issues we think of as uniquely human—including hygiene, recycling, and warfare. Adventures among Ants introduces some of the world’s most awe-inspiring species and offers a startling new perspective on the limits of our own perception. • Ants are world-class road builders, handling traffic problems on thoroughfares that dwarf our highway systems in their complexity • Ants with the largest societies often deploy complicated military tactics • Some ants have evolved from hunter-gatherers into farmers, domesticating other insects and growing crops for food

Author : James M. Skibo
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.92/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ants for Breakfast written by James M. Skibo and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Archaeologist James Skibo traveled to the Philippine islands to study prehistoric pottery. While there he witnessed all the elements of a good thriller: mystery, danger, sex, violence, and death.

Author : Bert Hölldobler
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674254589
Total Pages : 375 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey to the Ants written by Bert Hölldobler and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-07-21 with total page 375 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson interweave their personal adventures with the social lives of ants, building, from the first minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects’ evolutionary achievement.

Author : Erich Hoyt
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0684830450
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Earth Dwellers written by Erich Hoyt and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1997-03-21 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author alternates stories of individual ants with the research of two field biologists in Costa Rica.

Author : Timothy R. Smith
Publisher : Mackinac Island Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781934133071
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Ants Dig to China written by Timothy R. Smith and published by Mackinac Island Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Buck Wilder and his animal friends investigate a huge pile of dirt that has appeared in the forest, blocking the area where all of the animal trails meet, and leading to animal road rage.

Author : Gerald D. O'Nan
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614488002
Total Pages : 35 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Andy Ant written by Gerald D. O'Nan and published by Morgan James Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this beautifully illustrated children’s book, a boy and his adventurous ant friend learn the value of listening to their moms and dads. Andy Ant, a little ant with big ideas, and his human friend, Joey, will delight your children with their exciting adventures. In The Swimming Hole Disaster, Andy and Joey learn the importance of following directions and obeying their parents. Both Joey’s mom and Andy’s dad gave them specific instructions meant to keep them safe. Will Andy Ant go down the street drain and be lost forever because he and Joey did not obey? The imaginative stories in the fun and colorful Adventures of Andy Ant series by Gerald D. O’Nan will both entertain your children and help them learn valuable life lessons.

Author : Brian L. Fisher
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520254228
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ants of North America written by Brian L. Fisher and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2007-11-02 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In this enormously useful book, a profound need is met by a profound contribution, the first such comprehensive work in over fifty years. While brief, Ants of North America is the distillation of a vast amount of study and practice. It is a joy to browse and read, and will have an important impact on the study of ants."—Edward O. Wilson, University Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University "Two of the most prolific ant faunists have produced a marvelous taxonomic guide to the ant genera of North America. The keys and genus descriptions are succinct and easy to read, the illustrations superb. This book is a must for entomologists, ecologists, and particularly all who study ants."—Bert Hölldobler, Foundation Professor of Life Sciences, Arizona State University "This book represents a bold advance in the study of North American ants. It provides, for the first time, an accessible and lavishly illustrated guide to all the ant genera occurring in the United States and Canada. It will greatly enhance both public interest in ants and scientific investigation of their ecology, behavior and evolution."—Philip S. Ward, Department of Entomology and Center for Population Biology, University of California at Davis

Author : Edward O. Wilson
Publisher : Liveright Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1631495577
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Ant World written by Edward O. Wilson and published by Liveright Publishing. This book was released on 2020-08-25 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “In Mr. Wilson ants have found not only their Darwin but also their Homer.” —Economist In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson takes us on a thrilling myrmecological tour across continents and through time, inviting us into his decades-long scientific obsession with ants. Animating his observations with personal stories, Wilson hones in on twenty-five ant species to explain how these creatures talk, smell, taste, and crucially, how they fight to determine dominance. Richly illustrated throughout with depictions of ant species and photos from Wilson’s own expeditions, Tales from the Ant World is a fascinating personal account from one of our greatest scientists—and a necessary volume for any lover of the natural world.

Author : Gustavo Roldan
Publisher : Elsewhere Editions
ISBN 13 : 1939810833
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Juan Hormiga written by Gustavo Roldan and published by Elsewhere Editions. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A whimsical tale in which family lore inspires newfound daring, told by Argentina's sleepiest ant Juan Hormiga, the greatest storyteller of his entire anthill, loves to recount his fearless grandfather's adventures. When Juan and his fellow ants gather around for storytime, he hypnotizes all with tales of his grandfather's many exploits - including his escape from an eagle's talons and the time he leapt from a tree with just a leaf for a parachute. When he's through telling these tales, Juan loves to cozy up for a nice long nap. He's such a serious napper that he takes up to ten siestas every day! Though well loved by his ant friends, Juan decides telling tales and sleeping aren't quite enough for him - it's time to set off on his own adventure. With whimsical, irresistible illustrations, Juan Hormiga affirms the joys of sharing stories, and of creating your own out in the world.

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Publisher : Sunstone Press
ISBN 13 : 0865346917
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Wonder World of Ants written by and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bronson, who is well known for his interesting stories of science, ventures into the world of ants and describes the different kinds, from devastating army ants to slave-making ants who kidnap the offspring of other tribes.