{"product_id":"9781615198504","title":"Planet of the Ants : The Hidden Worlds and Extraordinary Lives of Earth's Tiny Conquerors","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sweeping portrait of the world's uncontested six-legged conquerors will open your eyes to the secret societies thriving right beneath your feet—and shift your perspective on humanity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe closer you get to ants, the more human they look. Ants build megacities, tend gardens, wage wars, and farm livestock. Ants have flourished since the\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eage of the dinosaurs. There are one million ants for every one of us.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEngineered by nature to fulfill their particular roles, ants flawlessly perform a complex symphony of tasks to sustain their colony—seemingly without a conductor—from fearsome army ants, who stage twelve-hour hunting raids where they devour thousands, to gentle leafcutters cooperatively gardening in their peaceful underground kingdoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcclaimed biologist Susanne Foitzik has traveled the globe to study these master architects of Earth. Joined by journalist Olaf Fritsche, Foitzik invites readers deep into her world in both the field and the lab. Exploring these insects' tiny yet incredible lives will inspire new respect for ants as a global superpower.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePublisher's note: Planet of the Ants was previously published in hardcover as Empire of Ants.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Experiment LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45620760117327,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":628.0,"currency_code":"TWD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.tw\/products\/9781615198504","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Taiwan","version":"1.0","type":"link"}