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Ants: Workers of the World Hardcover – May 18, 2021

by Eleanor Spicer Rice (Author), Eduard Florin Niga (Photographer)
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Nature’s most successful insects captured in remarkable macrophotography

In Ants, photographer Eduard Florin Niga brings us incredibly close to the most numerous animals on Earth, whose ability to organize colonies, communicate among themselves, and solve complex problems has made them an object of endless fascination. Among the more than 30 species photographed by Niga are leafcutters that grow fungus for food, trap-jaw ants with fearsome mandibles, bullet ants with potent stingers, warriors, drivers, gliders, harvesters, and the pavement ants that are always underfoot. Among his most memorable images are portraits—including queens, workers, soldiers, and rarely seen males—that bring the reader face-to-face with these creatures whose societies are eerily like our own. Science writer Eleanor Spicer Rice frames the book with a lively text that describes the life cycle of ants and explains how each species is adapted to its way of life. Ants is a great introduction to some of the Earth’s most successful creatures that showcases the power of photography to reveal the unseen world all around us.
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  1. Print length
    144 pages
  2. Language
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  3. Publisher
    Abrams Books
  4. Publication date
    May 18, 2021
  5. Dimensions
    11.45 x 0.95 x 11.8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1419748491
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1419748493
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4.8 out of 5 stars
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Customers find the photography stunning and the illustrations provide a solid overview of the ant world. They also appreciate the interesting facts.

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Customers find the photography in the book impressive, stunning, and tempting to cut out and frame on the wall.

"...The photo's were fantastic and the brief description of some of the different ant genus was interesting" Read more

"...I just opened the book. It is filled with amazing photographs of many different ant species...." Read more

"...The photographs are amazing. The ants are full page magnified and they look beautiful. It gives one such an appreciation of nature." Read more

"Incredible photography. Very good information.Gave as a gift to my middle aged daughter - she absolutely loves it..." Read more

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Customers find the illustrations in the book provide a solid overview of the ant world, with interesting facts. They also appreciate the full-page magnified ants and detailed mega photos.

"...The photographs are amazing. The ants are full page magnified and they look beautiful. It gives one such an appreciation of nature." Read more

"...The photographs show details of ants that I had never even imagined, and the written accompaniment provides a solid overview of the ant world plus..." Read more

"...Great facts about ants are included, but it's not full of details like a textbook would be...." Read more

"...The boys love the detailed mega photos and can read a little about each species. Straight forward book for kids and ant lovers." Read more

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Don't get the kindle version!
The conversion to kindle is just horrible. This is a book mainly composed of lots of beautiful pictures, and they are just cut in half when the picture is a two page image. So, one page has the abdomen, the next the head. Or one 3/4 of a head the other 1/4. And, the program does not allow you to view two pages side by side. Other books on kindle allow that option, but this one doesn't.Please fix this! So much care was put into making this a beautiful book, and now it is so ugly.
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BlueFalcon
5.0 out of 5 stars good book
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2024
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As a new ant keeper i found this book was WELL worth the $5 price tag. The photo's were fantastic and the brief description of some of the different ant genus was interesting
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unique & Beautiful Book
Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024
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The book arrived very quickly and well packaged. I just opened the book. It is filled with amazing photographs of many different ant species. This is a dream come-true for anybody who is fascinated by all creatures big and small that inhabit our blue planet.
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Dorothy Johnson
5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous photographs, large very impressive book
Reviewed in the United States on August 31, 2023
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I ordered a book on ants as I was researching that subject. For $25. I wasn’t expecting very much. I was astounded by the very large super high quality book that came. The photographs are amazing. The ants are full page magnified and they look beautiful. It gives one such an appreciation of nature.
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B J S
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is AWESOME Fantastic Photos
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
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Incredible photography. Very good information.

Gave as a gift to my middle aged daughter - she absolutely loves it
So does my grandson (2nd grader)
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J Myers
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible Photography & Ant Facts
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2021
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My 11 yo son loved learning about ants from watching AntsCanada on YouTube, so we gave him this book as a birthday gift. The photographs show details of ants that I had never even imagined, and the written accompaniment provides a solid overview of the ant world plus some interesting facts (a few new ones that my son didn’t already know from AntsCanada). He would have liked even more details and explanations in the text, but the main focus of this coffee-table book is the photographs which are incredible. A gem for ant, insect, and macro photography lovers.
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Melody De Luna
5.0 out of 5 stars Top Shelf Material for Artists’ Photo Reference
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2022
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It has always seemed to me that there is more aesthetic tomfoolery than is strictly needed for function in nature, but especially in insects. This is the spur in my cosmological certainty and, while I’m sure it’s a fabrication of my, it has made the them endlessly fascinating to me as an artist. However these animals are some of the most difficult to find excellent reference photos of, especially the more irksome ones (anything but butterflies basically). This book is heaven sent for my purposes and for anyone who is taken by the beauty of these little, articulated machines that pop out of eggs hardwired to go. I’ve been hunting insect visual reference for years, amassing an uncommonly large collection for so rare these volume and this book is paramount among them. The text reveals more of the miracles inherent in these creatures, but this is predominantly a visual artifact. Only one example: I’ve been having trouble for months finding clear images revealing the joint mechanics of insect limbs and, while I can’t say this book is the bee’s knees, it certainly is helping me with the ones on ants. If these authors did a book like this on flies and praying mantises my library would be whole. Highly, highly recommended for those who share my peculiarities.
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S.invicta
5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning photos of really neat looking ants!
Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2021
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Great for a coffee table. As a myrmecologist, thumbing through the book was like reading an old high school yearbook and remembering old friends from under a microscope. But my mother was even more enthralled by views of ants she had never had a chance to see before. The big chomp-jawed ant on the cover really sang for me. :-) The last time I saw an Australian jumping ant I remember it eyeing me malevolently like it would like nothing better than to try chasing me into the ground.
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William
5.0 out of 5 stars A book about ants that makes your feel small
Reviewed in the United States on July 8, 2022
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Beautiful, big book that guests and family love looking at. Great facts about ants are included, but it's not full of details like a textbook would be. There are macro pictures on every set of pages that give you a detailed, crisp ant's eye view. Very well done and impressive.
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Gerardo M. Castillo
5.0 out of 5 stars Realmente genial!!!
Reviewed in Mexico on September 3, 2023
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No esperaba la calidad de las fotos, son impresionantes. Vale la pena para lo que disfrutan la naturaleza y los amantes de las hormigas.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Stunning photography, beautifully presented. Loads of facts.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2024
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This has amazing macro photography alongside very interesting fact heavy text. It's beautifully presented. I got this for my hugh finctioning autistic 9 year old who currently has a hyper fixation on all things Ants. This has been an adequate source of new knowledge for him. The physical quality of the book is stunning. A beautiful book.
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ron muller
5.0 out of 5 stars More than just great pictures
Reviewed in Australia on July 14, 2024
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Some of the best macro photography ive seen, paired with lots of details about the ants themselves. Very informative. Must have for any insect lover
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Marian
5.0 out of 5 stars Increíblemente bello!
Reviewed in Mexico on August 23, 2023
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Fotografías impactantes! Lo utilizamos para una clase de insectos con niñ@s de preescolar. Una niña nos dijo que ahora tenía una nueva especie de hormiga preferida! Y mi hija comprendió el ciclo de vida de estos increíbles animales.
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Allan Wootton
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic photographs
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 20, 2022
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This book is very big and while I would have liked more information about ants the macro photography is amazing, and I know the guy who took these lovely photos. I recommend that you buy this if you want to see ants in a close up way that you would only be able to see using a microscope. 🐜
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