Volume 2 · Part II · 2020
Tales from the Ant World
Wilson, Edward O.
Published 2020
Author(s) Wilson, Edward O.
LC Class QL568.F7 W653 2020
LCCN 2020017595
Summary
Wilson opens by introducing ants as a supremely social species that offers a striking contrast to human morality rather than a model for it. He insists no moral lessons can be drawn from ant behavior, even as he marvels that ants, having thrived for 150 million years, are a key force sustaining terrestrial ecosystems.
Table of Contents
- Part I. A Naturalist and His Ants (Chs. 1–3)
- Part II. Fire, War, and Conquest (Chs. 4–8)
- Part III. The Chemical Language of Ants (Chs. 9–12)
- Part IV. Journeys, Navigation, and the Fringes of the Ant World (Chs. 13–19)
- Part V. Strange Ways and Deep Time (Chs. 20–26)
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