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Paperback Ant Book

ISBN: 1861891903

ISBN13: 9781861891907

Ant

(Part of the Animal Series Series)

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Ants are legion: at present there are 11,006 species of ant known; they live everywhere in the world except the polar icecaps; and the combined weight of the ant population has been estimated to make up half the mass of all insects alive today.

When we encounter them outdoors, ants fascinate us; discovered in our kitchen cupboards, they elicit horror and disgust. Charlotte Sleigh's Ant elucidates the cultural reasons behind our varied...

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What is the ant to you?

Is the ant nest a example of a perfect society? Or a nightmare of a totalitarian state? Are they mindless machines or flexible workers? Are they commies, invaders, slaves or just helpful insects that do nobody any real harm? From Greek philosophy to bad B-movies, from Africa to the Simpsons, from computer games to robotic ants this small book explores a wide range of subjects on what ants have meant to men over th centuries. If you like ants then this book is for you.
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