Ant Colony Empire (Humanistic Quality Series) (Color Illustration Edition)

Author:〔〕Erich Hoyt
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Publish Date:2002-01-01
Features:When you read this book, ants are staging stories of the human Middle Ages with cold weapons in every corner of the Earth. The queen on high stands out among numerous strong competitors; arrogant soldiers engage in large-scale bloody massacres, capturing worker ants from other tribes as slaves; tireless workers herd tens of thousands of aphids "cows," cut leaves to grow fungi in "greenhouses," carry soil to build embankments, block "floods," and even the entire tribe undertakes long-distance migration, depicting an epic of ants that sacrifices individuals to preserve the species. The author and antologists have discovered many little-known secrets and exciting stories of the ant empire through decades of tracking and investigation; at the same time, by studying ant society, they explore the profound theme of human peaceful coexistence.