The Leafcutter Ants
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ISBN13: 9780393338683
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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.
| ISBN-13 | 9780393338683 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10 | 0393338681 |
| Weight | 0.78 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 6.20 x 0.50 x 8.30 In |
| List Price | $19.95 |
| Edition | 1st Edition |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Language | English |
| Pages | 192 pages |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company |
| Published On | 2010-11-15 |
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