{"product_id":"empire-of-ants-the-hidden-worlds-and-extraordinary-lives-of-earths-tiny-conquerors-9781615197125","title":"Empire of Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth?s Tiny Conquerors","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmpire of Ants: The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth?s Tiny Conquerors\u003c\/strong\u003e by Fritsche, Olaf. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9781615197125.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for the 2022 Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator’s Prize This sweeping portrait of the world’s uncontested six-legged conquerors will open your eyes to the secret societies thriving right beneath your feet—and shift your perspective on humanity.\n\nAnts number in the ten quadrillions, and they have been here since the Jurassic era. Inside an anthill, you’ll find high drama worthy of a royal court; and between colonies, high-stakes geopolitical intrigue is afoot. Just like us, ants grow crops, raise livestock, tend their young and infirm, and make vaccines. And, just like us, ants have a dark side: They wage war, despoil environments, and enslave rivals—but also rebel against their oppressors.\n\nEngineered by nature to fulfill their particular roles, ants flawlessly perform a complex symphony of tasks to sustain their colony—seemingly without a conductor—from fearsome army ants, who stage twelve-hour hunting raids where they devour thousands, to gentle leafcutters cooperatively gardening in their peaceful underground kingdoms.\n\nAcclaimed biologist Susanne Foitzik has traveled the globe to study these master architects of Earth. Joined by journalist Olaf Fritsche, Foitzik invites readers deep into her world—in the field and in the lab. (How do you observe the behavior of ants just millimeters long—or dissect a brain the width of a needle?) Richly illustrated and photographed in full color, Empire of Ants will inspire new respect for ants as a global superpower—and raise new questions about the very meaning of “civilization.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"experiment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45118040080437,"sku":"ByrdShop_1615197125","price":54.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781615197125_99869224-d507-4df9-a8a9-b0fe4fe69ece.jpg?v=1778755223","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/empire-of-ants-the-hidden-worlds-and-extraordinary-lives-of-earths-tiny-conquerors-9781615197125","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}