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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions, Mark W. Moffett
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- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 280 p.
- Note
- Originally published: 2010
- Contents
-
- Introduction: travels with my ants -- A brief primer on ants
- Marauder ant, the ultimate omnivore -- 1. Strength in numbers -- 2. The perfect swarm -- 3. Division of labor -- 4. Infrastructure -- 5. Group transport
- African army ant, raiders on the swarm -- 6. Big game hunters -- 7. Clash of the titans -- 8. Notes from underground
- Weaver ant, empress of the air -- 9. Canopy empires -- 10. Fortified forests -- 11. Negotiating the physical world
- Amazon ant, the slavemaker -- 12. Slaves of Sagehen Creek -- 13. Abduction in the afternoon
- Leafcutter, ant, the constant gardener -- 14. A fungus farmer's life -- 15. The origins of agriculture
- Argentine ant, the global invader -- 16. Armies of the earth -- 17. The immortal society -- Conclusion: four ways of looking at an ant
- Isbn
- 9780520271289
- Label
- Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions
- Title
- Adventures among ants
- Title remainder
- a global safari with a cast of trillions
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark W. Moffett
- Language
- eng
- 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
- Cataloging source
- UKMGB
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Moffett, Mark W
- Dewey number
- 595.79615
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- QL568.F7
- LC item number
- M64 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Ants
- Ant communities
- Ants
- Label
- Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions, Mark W. Moffett
- Note
- Originally published: 2010
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
-
- Introduction: travels with my ants -- A brief primer on ants
- Marauder ant, the ultimate omnivore -- 1. Strength in numbers -- 2. The perfect swarm -- 3. Division of labor -- 4. Infrastructure -- 5. Group transport
- African army ant, raiders on the swarm -- 6. Big game hunters -- 7. Clash of the titans -- 8. Notes from underground
- Weaver ant, empress of the air -- 9. Canopy empires -- 10. Fortified forests -- 11. Negotiating the physical world
- Amazon ant, the slavemaker -- 12. Slaves of Sagehen Creek -- 13. Abduction in the afternoon
- Leafcutter, ant, the constant gardener -- 14. A fungus farmer's life -- 15. The origins of agriculture
- Argentine ant, the global invader -- 16. Armies of the earth -- 17. The immortal society -- Conclusion: four ways of looking at an ant
- Control code
- ocn751795743
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 280 p.
- Isbn
- 9780520271289
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill. (chiefly col.)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)751795743
- Label
- Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions, Mark W. Moffett
- Note
- Originally published: 2010
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Contents
-
- Introduction: travels with my ants -- A brief primer on ants
- Marauder ant, the ultimate omnivore -- 1. Strength in numbers -- 2. The perfect swarm -- 3. Division of labor -- 4. Infrastructure -- 5. Group transport
- African army ant, raiders on the swarm -- 6. Big game hunters -- 7. Clash of the titans -- 8. Notes from underground
- Weaver ant, empress of the air -- 9. Canopy empires -- 10. Fortified forests -- 11. Negotiating the physical world
- Amazon ant, the slavemaker -- 12. Slaves of Sagehen Creek -- 13. Abduction in the afternoon
- Leafcutter, ant, the constant gardener -- 14. A fungus farmer's life -- 15. The origins of agriculture
- Argentine ant, the global invader -- 16. Armies of the earth -- 17. The immortal society -- Conclusion: four ways of looking at an ant
- Control code
- ocn751795743
- Dimensions
- 26 cm.
- Extent
- 280 p.
- Isbn
- 9780520271289
- Isbn Type
- (pbk.)
- Other physical details
- ill. (chiefly col.)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)751795743
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