Bibliograph

Adventures among ants, a global safari with a cast of trillions, Mark W. Moffett

Type

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Adventures among ants, a global safari with a cast of trillions, Mark W. Moffett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Adventures among ants

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

449860230

Responsibility statement

Mark W. Moffett

Sub title

a global safari with a cast of trillions

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Strength in numbers -- The perfect swarm -- Division of labor -- Infrastructure -- Group transport -- Big game hunters -- Clash of the titans -- Notes from underground -- Canopy empires -- Fortified forests -- Negotiating the physical world -- Slaves of Sagehen Creek -- Abduction in the afternoon -- A fungus farmer's life -- The origins of agriculture -- Armies of the earth -- The immortal society

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