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The Ants
We have all had some dealings with ants. We may have thrust our spade into a swarmof them, or seen their columns on a tree or bush. They may have gotten into our sugar. Or we may have seen an anthill out in the country. How do these little animals live and work?
It goes without saying that this little book represents no more than a small sampling of ant lore. An exhaustive work on the numerous varieties of ants and their societies would require many volumes.
It goes without saying that this little book represents no more than a small sampling of ant lore. An exhaustive work on the numerous varieties of ants and their societies would require many volumes.
173 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1953
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January 24, 2013
Ants as pests? NO WAY! I enjoy ants, from the little brown ones building thier homes in the cracks on the patio, to the five foot wide hills of the huge red and black colonies around the farm and the forest. I don't want them in the house, and they oblige me because thanks to this book I know what they're looking for and they won't find it in the house. The stray scout that makes it in is just ignored as she'll soon go away. This book answered a whole lot of questions and fostered an appreciation of my friends the ants.
December 31, 2019
Castes and classes, warfare and hunting, division of labor, mental faculties, sex, how ants communicate, sound an alarm, find their way home-- and many other aspects of ant industry.
August 18, 2014
I've always been fascinated by insects. Read this book almost from cover to cover in one setting.
Goetsch proves that Mark Twain was wrong about ants.
Goetsch proves that Mark Twain was wrong about ants.
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