Life Among The Ants
Read by
Kris Keppeler
Release:
06/23/2026
Runtime:
1h 40m
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Beneath our feet lies a world of farmers, builders, soldiers, nurses, and explorers.
In Life Among the Ants, Vance Randolph offers an engaging introduction to the remarkable biology and social organization of one of nature's most successful insects.
Beginning with the ant's anatomy, senses, and internal systems, Randolph explains how queens establish new colonies, how ants develop through complete metamorphosis, and how workers, soldiers, and other specialized castes cooperate to keep their communities alive.
The journey continues through some of the ant world's most fascinating societies. Discover harvesting ants that gather and store seeds, leaf-cutting ants that cultivate fungus, honey ants that preserve food within living members of the colony, and ants that tend aphids for their sweet honeydew. Randolph also examines army ants, territorial conflict, and the extraordinary behavior of species that raid neighboring colonies.
Originally published as an accessible work of popular science, Life Among the Ants combines natural history with vivid observations of cooperation, adaptation, survival, and social behavior.
Narrated by Kris Keppeler, this classic exploration offers curious listeners an illuminating glimpse into the complex civilizations thriving just beneath the surface of the natural world.
In Life Among the Ants, Vance Randolph offers an engaging introduction to the remarkable biology and social organization of one of nature's most successful insects.
Beginning with the ant's anatomy, senses, and internal systems, Randolph explains how queens establish new colonies, how ants develop through complete metamorphosis, and how workers, soldiers, and other specialized castes cooperate to keep their communities alive.
The journey continues through some of the ant world's most fascinating societies. Discover harvesting ants that gather and store seeds, leaf-cutting ants that cultivate fungus, honey ants that preserve food within living members of the colony, and ants that tend aphids for their sweet honeydew. Randolph also examines army ants, territorial conflict, and the extraordinary behavior of species that raid neighboring colonies.
Originally published as an accessible work of popular science, Life Among the Ants combines natural history with vivid observations of cooperation, adaptation, survival, and social behavior.
Narrated by Kris Keppeler, this classic exploration offers curious listeners an illuminating glimpse into the complex civilizations thriving just beneath the surface of the natural world.
Release:
2026-06-23
Runtime:
1h 40m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9798240170577
Publisher:
Author's Republic
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