Comments on: Book review – Ant Architecture: The Wonder, Beauty, and Science of Underground Nests/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/Reviewing fascinating science books since 2017Sat, 08 Feb 2025 19:52:15 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.com/By: Book review – Ant Encounters: Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior | The Inquisitive Biologist/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-94948Mon, 08 Jul 2024 15:20:15 +0000/?p=14593#comment-94948[…] age polyethism: tasks changing as a function of age. I encountered this in Tschinkel’s book Ant Architecture and though young ants are indeed born in the depths of the nest, the idea that they move up with […]

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]]>By: Book review – The Ant Collective: Inside the World of an Ant Colony | The Inquisitive Biologist/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-94935Thu, 04 Jul 2024 15:00:42 +0000/?p=14593#comment-94935[…] of information. Schieb explains the phenomenon of age polyethism that I first encountered in Ant Architecture. Young ants tend to stay inside or close to the nest, while older ants venture further out to do […]

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]]>By: Book review – Biocivilisations: A New Look at the Science of Life | The Inquisitive Biologist/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-94884Fri, 31 May 2024 11:42:32 +0000/?p=14593#comment-94884[…] the concept of biocivilisations ought to appeal to many biologists. In my reviews, I have discussed ant architecture, termite engineering, cetacean culture, the hows and whys of animal communication, the mental lives […]

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]]>By: Book review – The Guests of Ants: How Myrmecophiles Interact with Their Hosts | The Inquisitive Biologist/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-67352Mon, 19 Dec 2022 15:41:03 +0000/?p=14593#comment-67352[…] substances, allowing them to live amidst ants as mutualists, parasites, or even predators. Refuse sites inside the nest, and foraging trails outside it, host numerous beetles and flies that steal booty and prey the ants […]

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]]>By: Year list – The Inquisitive Biologist’s top 5 reads of 2021 | The Inquisitive Biologist/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-38336Fri, 31 Dec 2021 08:43:07 +0000/?p=14593#comment-38336[…] More ants this year! Ant Architecture shows how you can do groundbreaking research on a shoestring budget. Entomologist Walter R. Tschinkel has been making three-dimensional casts of ant nests for decades and discusses the fascinating scientific questions this throws up. Beautifully illustrated and phenomenally written, this is unlike any other book on insects you have seen before. Read more… […]

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]]>By: More Fun Than Fun: The Underground Architects and Engineers of the Ant World – The Wire Science – https://bhartiyanews24x7.com/2021/07/12/book-review-ant-architecture-the-wonder-beauty-and-science-of-underground-nests/comment-page-1/#comment-28043Wed, 15 Sep 2021 04:10:12 +0000/?p=14593#comment-28043[…] The Inquisitive Biologist is indeed a great place to get a wealth of reviews and excellent reading recommendations in ecology evolution and behaviour. In reviewing Tschinkel’s books, Vlieger says: […]

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