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Readership: General readers interested in natural history, particular entomology; readers of popular science; students and researchers in related fields in zoology.
Laurent Keller, Professor of Ecology and Evolution at the University of Lausanne, and Elisabeth Gordon, Freelance journalist
"An extraordinary book." - The Herald
Introduction An ecological success story 1: Anywhere and everywhere 2: On tastes and colours 3: The secrets of success 4: A huge impact on the environment 5: A long long story Social life 6: The birth of the colony 7: Division of labour 8: Let slip the ants of war 9: Flexible work arrangements 10: Communication systems 11: Family models 12: Parasites and slave-makers Nowt so rum as ants! 13: Army ants 14: We work at the weaver's trade 15: Navigators who never lose their way 16: Honeypots Advantageous liaisons 17: Colonies and their livestock 18: Ant trees 19: Attines and mushrooms getting on famously Bloody pests! 20: Stand by for invaders! 21: Supercolonies Kith and kin 22: Genetic altruism and sociality 23: Family feuds 24: Nepotism or not? 25: Caste struggles 26: Anything goes Sociogenetics 27: Genes and family structure 28: The genomics of behaviour 29: So what's so special about the genome of fire ants? High-tech ants 30: Computer modelling behaviour 31: Of ants and IT men 32: Swarm robotics Conclusion Further reading
