The Leafcutter Ants

Civilization by Instinct

Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)

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Norton
14 January 2011

Mathematics & Sciences; Science: general issues; Insects (entomology)

The Leafcutter Ants is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced. With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies. Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live over a decade. A gigantic nest can stretch thirty feet across, rise five feet or more above the ground, and consist of hundreds of chambers that reach twenty-five feet below the ground surface. Indeed, the leafcutters have parlayed their instinctive civilization into a virtual domination of forest, grassland, and cropland-from Louisiana to Patagonia. Inspired by a section of the authors' acclaimed The Superorganism, this brilliantly illustrated work provides the ultimate explanation of what a social order with a half-billion years of animal evolution has achieved.

By: Bert Hölldobler, Edward O. Wilson (Harvard University)
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 211mm, Width: 157mm, Spine: 13mm
Weight: 352g
ISBN: 9780393338683
ISBN 10: 0393338681
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 14 January 2011
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Bert Holldobler is the Foundation Professor at Arizona State University. Edward O. Wilson, a Harvard University professor for nearly five decades, is the author of more than twenty books. Both are the recipients of numerous awards.