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Full Description
This photographic field guide covers every species of ant found in Britain and Europe.
More than 400 species of ant can be found in Europe, and Ants of Britain and Europe covers them all,with detailed descriptions for more than 150 of the more commonly encountered.
The species accounts include information on field characteristics, confusion species, habitat and biology, and appear along with accurate distribution maps. Ants of Britain and Europe also features a comprehensive introduction to ant ecology and guidance on where to look for ants and how to study them in the field, a glossary, an overview of families, and a detailed, illustrated identification key.
Nearly 600 superb photos are included, showing species close-up to highlight identification features and in their natural habitats. This is the first such guide to these insects, bringing these crucial yet often overlooked insects into the spotlight.
Contents
Introduction
Systematics
Worker morphology
Stages of individual development
Social structure and breeding cycle
Labour division
Polymorphism
Colony recognition
Communication
Providing food
Social parasitism
Interactions between ants and other arthropods
Interactions between plants and ants
Where to find ants
Summary of the ants of Britain and Europe (workers)
Key to the identification of British and European ants (workers)
Species descriptions
Glossary
Index
