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Bloomsbury Publishing, 2022. 368, 250 col photos. 242x166 mm. HB. NEW. . Ants are everywhere, though they are small, secretive, easily overlooked and usually misunderstood. But these seemingly puny insects have a superpower that makes them amongst the most important organisms on the planet - what they lack in size and individual strength, they more than make up for in sheer numbers and sophisticated, coordinated activity. In this book, impassioned entomologist Richard Jones reveals the bizarre and sometimes poorly studied behaviours of ants. Their aggregation in large (often mind-bogglingly huge) nests is a complex mix of genetics, chemistry, geography and higher social interaction. Their forage trails, usually to aphid colonies but occasionally into the larder, are maintained by a wondrous alchemy of molecular scents and markers. Their social colony structure confused natural philosophers of old and still taxes the modern biologist today. And flying ant days regularly make national news as…
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- Title Ants: The Ultimate Social Insects
- Author Richard Jones
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 368
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Bloomsbury Wildlife
- Features Dust Cover, Glossary
- ISBN 9781472964861 / 1472964861
- Weight 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
- Dimensions 9.76 x 6.82 x 1.16 in (24.79 x 17.32 x 2.95 cm)
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- Cultural Region: British
- Topical: Ecology
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