Ants are the most ubiquitous creatures on Earth: they live on every continent except Antarctica, and live in almost every climate. They outnumber humans by millions of times, and their total weight is approximately the same as the weight of all humans. In his beautifully illustrated book, which contains all the most interesting things from entomological travels around the globe, including Nigeria, Indonesia, Australia, California, the banks of the Amazon and other exotic places, the outstanding American ecologist and biologist Mark Moffett presents four ways of observing ants: one can observe one individual as an individual, perceive a family of ants as a society, as a superorganism, and as something similar to a collective mind and consciousness. From the developmental stages of an ant and its anatomy to the most complex social skills and interactions, you will get to know the amazing world of ants through the life of six species: marauder ants from tropical Asia, nomad ants from Africa, tailor ants from tropical Asia, Africa and Australia , Amazon ants, leaf-cutter ants and, finally, Argentine ants, which are conquering the whole world before our eyes. “Ants and humans share similar social organization features because their societies and ours are designed to solve similar problems. It also makes sense to liken an ant family to a whole organism. How do families of ants—sometimes called “superorganisms” because of these similarities—manage their complex organization to function as a single unit? Who in the family gets food, removes waste, and raises the next generation? And what can ants teach us about these tasks? To find out, let's begin our adventures among the ants." (Mark Moffett) PDF A4 format retains the publisher's design.