Chapter 1
The Insect Societies
The colony as a superorganism; caste, labor, and the logic of social life
Volume 1 · Part I
The insect societies, the ants, chemical communication, and the world of termites, bees, and wasps.
Part I · Chapters 1–4
The insect societies, the ants, chemical communication, and the world of termites, bees, and wasps.
The colony as a superorganism; caste, labor, and the logic of social life
Wilson's lifelong subject: diversity, dominance, and the ant world
Pheromones and the language of scent
Convergent paths to sociality