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Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / Mark W. Moffett.
- Title
- Adventures among ants : a global safari with a cast of trillions / Mark W. Moffett.
- Author
- Moffett, Mark W.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QL568.F7 M64 2010 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Moffett, Mark W.
- Description
- 280 p. : ill. (some col.); 27 cm.
- Summary
- "The intrepid international explorer, biologist, and photographer Mark W. Moffett, "the Indiana Jones of entomology," takes us around the globe on a strange and wonderful journey in search of the hidden world of ants, In tales from Nigeria. Indonesia, the Amazon, Australia, California, and elsewhere, Moffett recounts his exploits and provides fascinating details on how ants live and how they dominate their ecosystems, displaying behaviors strikingly like those of humans - yet on a different scale and at a faster tempo." "Moffett's spectacular close-up photographs show us ants acting in familiar roles: as warriors, builders, big-game hunters, and slave owners. We find them engaged in market economies and production lines and dealing with issues we think of as uniquely human - including hygiene. recycling, and warfare. Adventures among Ants introduces some of the world's most awe-inspiring species and presents startling new insights and discoveries about the workings of both ant and human societies."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subject
- ISBN
- 0520261992 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 9780520261990 (cloth : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2009040610
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries