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Tales from the Ant World

By: Edward O. Wilson
Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan
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Edward O. Wilson recalls his lifetime with ants - from his first boyhood encounters in the woods of Alabama to perilous journeys into the Brazilian rainforest.

"Ants are the most warlike of all animals, with colony pitted against colony.... Their clashes dwarf Waterloo and Gettysburg", writes Edward O. Wilson in his most finely observed work in decades. In a myrmecological tour to such far-flung destinations as Mozambique and New Guinea, the Gulf of Mexico's Dauphin Island and even his parents' overgrown yard back in Alabama, Wilson thrillingly evokes his nine-decade-long scientific obsession with more than 15,000 ant species. Wryly observing that "males are little more than flying sperm missiles" or that ants send their "little old ladies into battle", Wilson eloquently relays his brushes with fire, army, and leafcutter ants, as well as more exotic species: the Matabele, Africa's fiercest warrior ants; Costa Rica's Basiceros, the slowest ants in the world; and New Caledonia's Myrmecia apicalis, the most endangered of them all.

A personal account by one of our greatest scientists, Tales from the Ant World is an indispensable volume for any lover of the natural world.

©2020 Edward O. WIlson (P)2020 Recorded Books Animals Biological Sciences Biology History History & Philosophy Outdoors & Nature Professionals & Academics Science Science & Technology
Fascinating Information • Enjoyable Nature Storytelling • Enjoyable Experience • Accessible Science Content
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Loves this so much. Enjoyable, informative, and entertaining. Really enjoyed narrator’s reading (see tip below if you’re struggling with the narrator’s voice at first).

Tip for listeners: I struggled with the narrator at first and almost stopped listening. Thankfully I didn’t. I changed the speed to 1.2x and after a short time of listening I actually began to enjoy listening to this narrator. So if you’re hesitant because of the narrator, that’s something I can recommend.

Really enjoyable

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Fascinating! Makes me want to become a naturalist at 80! Will read this author again.

Great book

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Despite what many reviewers have said I dont think the narrator is that bad, though his pronunciation of niche as nitch drives me crazy!!
The book itself is decent, though as information goes I would recommend people a different book by Olaf Fritsche and Susanne Foitzik, that I think went into much stronger detail. But definitely this is a pretty decent book

Pretty decent

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Wilson is more knowledgeable about ants than maybe any person in the world and he tells his story well. Many fascinating facts. But I would have chosen a different reader and had to speed it up 10%

Great content, but I wasn't crazy about the reader

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I listen to this before I sleep. but this doesn’t make me fall asleep, it relaxes and educates me. Fun to learn about nature & take my mine off current events. I now look at ants in a different way- especially the ones in my kitchen

Worth it & fun

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this was a short, quick, accessible entrance into any biology. Part coming-of-age naturalist mentor, part science storytelling, this book was fascinating and delightful. I have Wilson's coffee table book "Super organism" about social insects but it's been hard to make sense of. I feel much better prepared after listening to this short primer. Highly recommend.

fANTastic 🐜

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My friends, I don't always think about Ants; but, when I do, Mr. Wilson is an excellent guide.

Love me some ants only more so.

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Thoroughly enjoyable experience, as much for its content than for its narration. A solid recommendation for any ant enthusiast

A fantastic tour of the ant world

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What a fascinating tale ants have to tell. I learned so much while being entertained.

Ants in vivo

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I enjoyed the story. I love nature stories and have no expertise, so it was cool to learn about ants and EO Olson.

The narrator does sound drunk. If I did not like the story so much, or if it wet a longer book—I’d have to turn it off

Poor narrator

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