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...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Tschinkel, Walter R. (Walter Reinhart), 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2021]
Subjects:
Ants > Nests.
Underground architecture.
Fourmis > Nids.
Architecture souterraine.
NATURE > Animals > Insects & Spiders.
Ants > Nests
Underground architecture
Formigues > Nius.
Online Access:Texto completo
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.

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