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New York: W. W. Norton & Company, 2010. 1st softcover edition. As New. From the publisher: "From the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants comes this dynamic and visually spectacular portrait of Earth's ultimate superorganism The Leafcutter Ants is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live over a decade A gigantic nest can stretch thirty feet across, rise five feet or more above the ground, and consist of hundreds of chambers that reach twenty-five feet below the ground surface Indeed, the leafcutters have parlayed their instinctive civilization into a virtual domination of forest, grassland, and cropland―from Louisiana to Patagonia Inspired by a section of the authors' acclaimed The… Read More

Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press. Very Good/Good. 1994. ........ Hardcover w/DJ. Sm 4to., 228 pp., DJ chipped .

Cambridge, MA: Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994. Cloth, 228 pages, [64] pages of plates, illustrations (some colour); 24 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Edges lightly soiled. Fine DJ. "This text, based on two scientists' lifelong observations, provides an account of the social structure and evolutionary achievement of these remarkable insects. It covers topics including co-operation, reproduction, hunting, and building of temperature-controlled nests." - Publisher. CONTENTS: The dominance of ants; for the love of ants; the life and death of the colony; how ants communicate; war and foreign policy; the ur-ants; conflict and dominance; the origin of cooperation; the superorganism; social parasites - breaking the ode; the trophobionts; army ants; the strangest ants; how ants control their environment; epilogue - who will survive?; how to study ants.. Hardcover. Very Good/Fine. 4to.

Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1994. First edition.. A fine, as new, copy.. Pp. (11), 228; numerous color and black-and-white photos, numerous text-figures (line-drawings). Publisher’s original illustrated dark green cloth, the spine is lettered in silver, color pictorial dust jacket, sm 4to. The authors interweave their personal adventures with the social life of ants, building, from their minute observations of childhood, a remarkable account of these abundant insects’ evolutionary achievement. No ownership marks and no signs of use.

Cambridge, MA and London, England: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 1994. Fine/Very Good. Mylar wrapped dust jacket printed to resemble corkboard, with color photographs of ants to front cover and authors to back; bottom of spine slightly bumped, else like new; very good condition. Green cloth boards with silver stamped lettering to spine, black stamped illustration of six ants marching across front board; dark green endpapers; numerous black and white and color photographs and illustrations throughout; like new; clean, tight copy; fine condition. Bert Holldobler (b. 1936) is a German zoologist and evolutionary biologist who studies myrmecology, particularly the behavioral ecology and social organization in ants. Edward O. Wilson (1929-2021) was an American biologist, entomologist, and naturalist known for developing the controversial field of sociobiology, a field that posits that animal and human social behavior is biologically determined.

Cambridge: Belknap Press of Harvard University, Camnridge. Very Good. 1995. first edition,3p; Third Printing. Paperback. 8x9"squarish. VERY GOOD CONDITION..CLEAN, SOLID,BRIGHT ; RED titles on TAN PAPER COVERS... SUSPENDED RED ants HOLIDNG AS A LINE across front cover..HANGING OVER A LEAFBack cover has 4x4" photo of authors & biog.. ; Glossy Color Ilust; 228pg pages; Various types & their lifewtyles; ur ants; social parasites; army ants; strangest ants; how to study ants; indexed .

Belknap Press:, 1994. This book is the third printing from 1995, 228 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "This marvelous book, full of rich detail and bursting with biophilia. It's full of ant lore and ant facts, full of the diversity of the species, full of precision." FINE- SOFTCOVER.. Soft Cover. Fine-. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Cambridge: Belknap Press, 2022. 559pp. Numerous color photos. Photos on request.. 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Harvard University Press, 1994. Hbk square 4to, 228pp, profusely illustr throughout in color, a new and unread copy, excellent, clean, tight and unmarked in fine, unclipped and sleeve-protected dj, as new

Belknap Press:, 1994. This book is the second printing, third printing from 1994, 228 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "This marvelous book, full of rich detail and bursting with biophilia. It's full of ant lore and ant facts, full of the diversity of the species, full of precision." FINE- SOFTCOVER.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

The Belknap Press Of Harvard University Press, Cambridge.. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1994. hardcover with dustjacket. 0674485254 . No names or markings. ; Standard Book Size; 224 pages .

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1990. 3rd Printing. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Good Condition/Good. Dust Jacket w/ faint damp stain. Minor water warp to some pp, covers unaffected. Dust jacket in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Biology; Insects; ISBN: 0674040759. ISBN/EAN: 9780674040755. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 16300. . 9780674040755 This book is extra heavy, and may involve extra shipping charges to some countries.

The Belknap Press, 1990. Hardcover. VG-/VG-. DJ: some rubbing & edgewear; creases at edges; small corner bump; fading; yellowing; some duststaining. Book: some rubbing & edgewear; small corner bump; duststaining; yellowing; otherwise overall clean & tight. 732 pages

Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA, 1994. 1st Edition. Hardcover (Original Cloth). Fine Condition/Fine. Inscribed by Author. Inscribed by Wilson with his drawing of an ant. Uncommon signed. Dust Jacket is in fine condition without tears or chips or other damage. Dust Jack in mylar guard. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Science & Technology; Biology; Insects; Inscribed by Author. ISBN: 0674485254. ISBN/EAN: 9780674485259. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 21533. . 9780674485259