Ant architecture the wonder, beauty, and science of underground nests
"Many animals, from birds to insects, build structures using wood, soil, or a range other materials. Surprisingly to most people, a similarly diverse array of animal homes exist underground, in the hidden world beneath our feet. This is particularly true for ants who excavate large and complex...
| Main Author: | Tschinkel, Walter R. 1940- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Princeton, New Jersey :
Princeton University Press,
[2021]
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Table of Contents:
- Soil, Ants, and Life Underground
- Revealing the Shape of Empty Spaces
- Meet the Architects
- An Inventory of Ant Nests
- Moving House
- A Diversity of Architectural Plans
- Ants and Soils
- Division of Labor and the Superorganism
- The Evolution of Nest Building by Ants
- Afterword: The Future.