Empire of Ants av Olaf Fritsche, Susanne Foitzik

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<p><b>''Beautifully written and filled with mind-boggling wonders'' - Dave Goulson, author of <i>A Sting in the Tale</i></b><br><br><b>''Thrilling, compellingly readable and paradigm-shattering'' - Charles Foster, author of <i>Being a Beast</i></b><br><br><b>''Both expert and entertaining'' - David Barrie, author of <i>Incredible Journeys</i><br></b><br>Ants have been walking the Earth since the age of the dinosaurs. Today there are one million ants for every one of us. <br><br>The closer you get to ants, the more human they look: they build megacities, grow crops, raise livestock, tend their young and infirm, and even make vaccines. They also have a darker side: they wage war, enslave rivals and rebel against their oppressors. From fearsome army ants, who stage twelve-hour hunting raids where they devour thousands, to gentle leaf-cutters gardening in their peaceful underground kingdoms, every ant is engineered by nature to fulfil their particular role.<br><br>Acclaimed biologist Susan