Ants at Work: How an Insect Society is Organized
of Deborah M. Gordon
Description
Ants have long been regarded as the most interesting of the social insects. With their queens and celibate workers, these intriguing creatures have captured the imaginations of scientists and children alike for generations. Yet until now, no one had studied intensely the life cycle of the ant colony as a whole. An ant colony has a life cycle of about fifteen years—it is born, matures, and dies. But the individual ants that inhabit the colony live only one year. So how does this system of tunnels and caves in the dirt become so much more than the sum of its parts?Leading ant researcher Deborah Gordon takes the reader to the Arizona desert to explore this question. The answer involves the emerging insights of the new science of complexity, and contributes to understanding the evolution of life itself.
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- Format Paperback
- Pages 192 pages
- Publisher W. W. Norton Company
- Publication Date October 17th 2000
- First Publication October 6th 1999
- Language English
- ISBN 9780393321326
- Edition Not informed
- Category Science & Technology
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