Adventures among Ants: A Global Safari with a Cast of Trillions Book

Introduction Travels with My Ants 1

A Brief Primer on Ants 7

Marauder Ant, the Ultimate Omnivore

1 Strength in Numbers 12

2 The Perfect Swarm 23

3 Division of Labor 36

4 Infrastructure 51

5 Group Transport 62

African Army Ant, Raiders on the Swarm

6 Big Game Hunters 72

7 Clash of the Titans 85

8 Notes from Underground 95

Weaver Ant, Empress of the Air

9 Canopy Empires 110

10 Fortified Forests 120

11 Negotiating the Physical World 133

Amazon Ant, the Slavemaker

12 Slaves of Sagehen Creek 148

13 Abduction in the Afternoon 157

Leafcutter Ant, the Constant Gardener

14 A Fungus Farmer's Life 170

15 The Origins of Agriculture 187

Argentine Ant, the Global Invader

16 Armies of the Earth 202

17 The Immortal Society 213

Conclusion: Four Ways of Looking at an Ant 221

Acknowledgments and a Note on Content 232

Notes 234

Index 265