Autor: Holldobler Bert Holldobler

Richly illustrated and delightfully written, Journey to the Ants combines autobiography and scientific lore to convey the excitement and pleasure the study of ants can offer. Bert Holldobler and E. O …

A fascinating examination of socially parasitic invaders, from butterflies to bacteria, that survive and thrive by exploiting the communication systems of ant colonies.Down below, on sidewalks, in fa …

Charles Darwin struggled to explain how forty thousand bees working in the dark, seemingly by instinct alone, could organize themselves to construct something as perfect as a honey comb. How do bees …

Asked to name an insect society, most of us–whether casual or professional students of nature–quickly point to one of the so-called eusocial marvels: the ant colony, the beehive, the termite mound, …