Description
This sweeping portrait of the worlds uncontested six-legged conquerors will open your eyes to the secret societies thriving right beneath your feetand shift your perspective on humanity.
The closer you get to ants, the more human they look. Ants build megacities, tend gardens, wage wars, and farm livestock. Ants have flourished since the
age of the dinosaurs. There are one million ants for every one of us.
Engineered by nature to fulfill their particular roles, ants flawlessly perform a complex symphony of tasks to sustain their colonyseemingly without a conductorfrom fearsome army ants, who stage twelve-hour hunting raids where they devour thousands, to gentle leafcutters cooperatively gardening in their peaceful underground kingdoms.
Acclaimed biologist Susanne Foitzik has traveled the globe to study these master architects of Earth. Joined by journalist Olaf Fritsche, Foitzik invites readers deep into her world in both the field and the lab. Exploring these insects tiny yet incredible lives will inspire new respect for ants as a global superpower.
Publishers note: Planet of the Ants was previously published in hardcover as Empire of Ants.
Author: Susanne Foitzik, Olaf Fritsche
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Experiment
Published: 03/29/2022
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.9lbs
Size: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.79d
ISBN: 9781615198504
Language: English
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