Reviews in detail all topics in the anatomy, physiology, social organization, ecology, and natural history of ants.

Includes index.

The importance of ants - - Classification and origins - - The colony life cycle - - Altruism and the origin of the worker caste - - Colony odor and kin recognition - - Queen numbers and domination - - Communication - - Caste and divisin of labor - - Social homeostasis and flexibility - - Foraging strategis, territory, and population regulation - - The organization of species communities - - Symbioses among ant species - - Symbioses with other arthropods - - Symbioses between ants and plants - - The specialized predators - - The army ants - - The fungus growers - - The haravesting ants - - Weaver ants - - Collecting, culturing, observing.