The Earth Dwellers
Adventures in the Land of Ants
By Erich Hoyt
- Publication Year (This Edition): 1997
- Year of First Publication: 1996
- Publication Type: Book
- Language: English
- ISBN-13: 9780684830452
- Library: Pusthakalaya · Washington, D. C.
- Accession: 2001-07-31-05
- Call number: QL568 .F7H68 1996
- Dewey (DDC): 595.796
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Acquisition Date: 2001-07-31
- Keywords: Insects & Spiders, Nature, Nature/Ecology, Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology, Science / General, Estaciâon Biolâogica La Selva, Ants, Costa Rica, Estaciâon Biolâogica La Selva, Leaf-cutting ants, Research
Erich Hoyt recounts observations from an ant expedition to the tropical jungle with Edward O. Wilson. He introduces ants who harvest crops, raise insects as livestock, build roads and bridges, embark on nuptial fights and go to war.