Empire of Ants

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    Empire of Ants Authors: , Format: Hardback First Published: Published By: Octopus Publishing Group
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    Pages: 304 Illustrations and other contents: 15 B&W illustrations Language: English ISBN: 9781856754590 Categories: , , , , ,

    Did you know that ants cultivate fungi gardens? Or raise aphids as working livestock? Or make vaccines to avoid disease? Fascinating yet commonplace animals, ants have astonishing similarities to humans. They have developed forms of communication, social organisation and ways of dividing labour. They establish gardens, keep stores, move from one abode to another, wage wars and turn other ants into slaves. Ants are one of the most astoundingly complex of all insects, and they have an astonishingly long history: ants existed at the same time as the dinosaurs. The lengthy tale of their evolution gives a sense of scale to humans’ own empire building and destroying. In this groundbreaking book, evolutionary biologist Susanne Foitzik and biophysicist Olaf Fritsche tell us everything we need to know about ants, offering deep insights into their social forms and explaining their evolutionary development. You will never see ants the same way again.

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    Beautifully written and filled with mind-boggling wonders, Empire of Ants is a delightful tribute to the minuscule but extraordinary world of creatures that live right beneath our feet. -- Dave Goulson, author of A STING IN THE TALE Thrilling, compellingly readable, and paradigm-shattering. A gateway to a strange but strangely familiar society - a complex international community, ruled by stern, exotic, resonant and repercussive stories. -- Charles Foster, author of BEING A BEAST Both expert and entertaining, Empire of Ants will leave you in no doubt that these wonderfully strange little animals are among the most impressive of all our fellow creatures. -- David Barrie, author of INCREDIBLE JOURNEYS Are we the sole rulers of this world? This wonderful book brings our tiny co-rulers alive via an engaging description of ants' cities, hard work, warfare, royalty, diversity, and ecological impact. These insects may be quite different from us, but their societies are eerily similar. -- Frans de Waal, author of MAMA'S LAST HUG If you ever wanted to travel to an exotic planet filled with strange life forms - you've arrived. Every page of Empire of Ants brims with astonishing stories and facts that could never have been invented by a human mind. -- Carl Safina, author of BECOMING WILD This is a charming tribute to the 'little creatures that run the world.' A very personal selection of the many wonders discovered in the world of ants that introduces readers to their fascinating lives. -- Bert Hölldobler, co-author of THE SUPERORGANISM and Pulitzer Prize–winning THE ANTS Susanne Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche have you enter a whole new universe worthy of a science fiction novel, yet it exists right at your feet. -- Mark W. Moffett, author of THE HUMAN SWARM and ADVENTURES AMONG ANTS This highly entertaining book makes it clear that Mother Nature has been having a wildly fun time moulding these social insects into an abundance of behavioural and physical expression. -- Jonathan Balcombe, author of WHAT A FISH KNOWS and SUPER FLY