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From the Arctic to South Africa - one finds them everywhere: Ants. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system. Their caste system, the division of... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- From Wilson: Add a description of this character.
- Wheeler
- B. Holldobler
- Kempf
- Maschwitz
- Brown
- Crematogaster
- Haskins
- Buschinger
- Solenopsis
- Smith
- R. W. Taylor
- Myrmica
- Blum
- Monomorium
- Brian
- Bolton
- Davidson
- Carlin
- Tschinkel
- Moffett
- Dufour
- Kistner
- Pheidole
- Aphaenogaster
- Vander Meer
- Creighton
- Wehner
- Pogonomyrmex
- Kutter
- Alloway
- Bernard
- Iridomyrmex
- Leptothorax
- Oster
- From Holldobler
- R. J. Kohout
- Rosengren
Setting & Locations edit
- United States
- Australia
- Oecophylla
- Formica
- Mexico
- Europe
- New Guinea
- South America
- North America
- Brazil
- Nothomyrmecia
- Asia
- Pachycondyla
- Schneirla
- Traniello
- Florida
- Arizona
- Argentina
- Africa
- Tetramorium
- Pella
- Atta
- Myrmicinae
- Rhytidoponera
- Rissing
- Cam
- Paratrechina
- Lomechusa
- Costa Rica
- Ponerinae
- England
- Zaire
- California
- Hymenoptera
- Texas
- Japan
- Central America
- Paraponera
- Trinidad
- Hypoclinea
- Canada
- Panama
- Megaponera
- Tetraponera
- Amblyopone
- Pheidologeton
- Eciton
- New Caledonia
Series & Lists edit
This is book 27 of 39 in Modern Library's 100 Best Nonfiction Books: The Board's List. (authoritative list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bert Hölldobler (Author)
Awards edit
- Pulitzer Prize (1991: General Nonfiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 595.796
Subjects edit
- Books › Professional & Technical › Professional Science › Biological Sciences › Biology › Entomology
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Animals › Insects & Spiders
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Biology › Entomology
- Books › Science › Biological Sciences › Zoology › Invertebrates
- Books › Reference
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