I have an ant book called Common ants by Dr. Eleanor. She made books of ants from different places too. I have one that's just called-Common ants- lol. I think it's for new england.
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I’m already done writing five chapters of my own book on ant-keeping. I guarantee it will be better than this so called ultimate guide. I hope to finish this summer.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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Well I’ll be waiting until it is sold nationwide.I’m already done writing five chapters of my own book on ant-keeping. I guarantee it will be better than this so called ultimate guide. I hope to finish this summer.
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This might be one worth getting. It’s available for pre-order (sorry about the paywall).
https://www.nytimes....pgtype=Homepage
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I want!This might be one worth getting. It’s available for pre-order (sorry about the paywall).
https://www.nytimes....pgtype=Homepage
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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I want!This might be one worth getting. It’s available for pre-order (sorry about the paywall).
https://www.nytimes....pgtype=Homepage
I would like to read this also.
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I have all three books from the Empire of Ants trilogy, but I'm not sure I would call it a book about ants as it uses ants more as a storytelling medium than focus on them ( aside from containing several inaccuracies, such as castes in a F. rufa nest, or two workers becoming a queen and a male by ingesting wasp royal jelly ).
I also have the book The Life of the Ant written by Maurice Maeterlinck, which, while old and thus certain information is probably outdated, I recommend it.
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Posted April 6 2021 - 8:32 AM
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Instead of empire, if it's about ants I call it the antpire.
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I have all three books from the Empire of Ants trilogy, but I'm not sure I would call it a book about ants as it uses ants more as a storytelling medium than focus on them ( aside from containing several inaccuracies, such as castes in a F. rufa nest, or two workers becoming a queen and a male by ingesting wasp royal jelly ).
I also have the book The Life of the Ant written by Maurice Maeterlinck, which, while old and thus certain information is probably outdated, I recommend it.
The trilogy sounds really interesting, it'd be fun imo to see a modern fiction book but the characters are ants and it remains true to science (besides the fact the fact that the characters would be talking ants lol). obviously there needs to be some creative liberties since if the book would either be really boring with the queen just laying eggs or really short with the workers life span of a few months
Edited by Chickalo, April 6 2021 - 9:54 AM.
シグナチャーです。예.
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The novel is amazing. You just need to take it for what it is: fiction. Five stars
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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The novel is amazing. You just need to take it for what it is: fiction. Five stars
So much this, if you want a strange and unique mix of a sociological essay, sci-fi, adventure book, mystery, psychological thriller, or any of those that Trilogy is definetly it, I'm just not sure it is really 'about ants' as ants are used as a juxtaposition to humans, and ant hives as juxtaposition of our cities.
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"The ants" has to be my favorite book. It may be expensive, but its basically the myrmecology bible.
I can only find the 1st edition. Is that the only edition?
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I believe so. I just got a used copy from Amazon yesterday, and it is awesome! Not cheap, though.I can only find the 1st edition. Is that the only edition?"The ants" has to be my favorite book. It may be expensive, but its basically the myrmecology bible.
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"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
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I'm currently reading "Desert Navigator: The Journey of an Ant" by Rudiger Wehner. The name probably sounds familiar because it's the first thing you see on the Antwiki home page. It's really good, it's about Cataglyphis (and their regional variants... Melophorus) and their foraging strategies.
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My Ants:
Colonies: Camponotus humilior 1w, Opisthopsis rufithorax 11w, Aphaenogaster longiceps ~5w, Pheidole sp. ~235w ~15m, Iridomyrmex sp. 2q 1w, Brachyponera lutea 6w, Crematogaster sp. ~20w, Podomyrma sp. 1w
Queens: Polyrhachis cf. robinsoni, Polyrhachis (Campomyrma) sp. (likely infertile)
Previously Kept: Colobopsis gasseri, Technomyrmex sp., Rhytidoponera victorae, Nylanderia cf. rosae, Myrmecia brevinoda/forficata, Polyrhachis australis, Solenopsis/Monomorium
Key: Q = Queen, W = Worker, M = Major
Youtube Channel: Ants of Sydney - YouTube
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Cool!I'm currently reading "Desert Navigator: The Journey of an Ant" by Rudiger Wehner. The name probably sounds familiar because it's the first thing you see on the Antwiki home page. It's really good, it's about Cataglyphis (and their regional variants... Melophorus) and their foraging strategies.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.
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