Ants of North America

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While brief, Ants of North America is the distillation of a vast amount of study and practice. "Two of the most prolific ant faunists have produced a marvelous taxonomic guide to the ant genera of North America.

The keys and genus descriptions are succinct and easy to read, the illustrations by: There has been a dire need among ant workers for an update of Creighton's monumental work of Ants of North America in This work, provides in a compact format, all that is needed to identify any ant collected in North America to genus.

I highly recommend this reference to any naturalist interested in this fascinating group of insects/5(29). Overview. Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada.

It features the first illustrated key to North American ant genera, discusses distribution patterns, Brand: University of California Press. Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada/5.

This book promises to inspire a whole new generation of ant biologists.”—Quarterly Review Of Biology"In this enormously useful book, a profound need is met by a profound contribution, the first such comprehensive work in over fifty years.

While brief, Ants of North America is the distillation of a vast amount of study and practice. It is a joy to. Format: Paperback "Urban Ants of North America and Europe" by John Klotz, Laurel Hansen, Reiner Pospischil and Michael Rust. pages, softcover, ©Comstock Publishing Associates.

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Book Description: Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada.

The odorous house ant, Tapinoma sessile, is a native ant species common throughout North America. In its natural habitat, T. sessile is a low-key species that consists of small : Bernhard Seifert. Ants of North America Every Ant Tells a Story - And Scientists Explain Their Stories Here The ants of the North America are relatively well studied in comparison to other regional faunas.

What does this actually mean. The uneven coverage of available checklists for the U.S. states partially reflects our current knowledge of the ants of North America. There remain large geographic areas that are still poorly collected, described, and characterized.

Ants of North America: A Guide to the Genera. A 'read' is counted each time someone views a publication summary (such as the title, abstract, and list. There has been a dire need among ant workers for an update of Creighton's monumental work of Ants of North America in This work, provides in a compact format, all that is needed to identify any ant collected in North America to genus.

I highly recommend this reference to any naturalist interested in this fascinating group of insects. Dawn F (NC)/5. BOOKS ON ANTS OF NORTH AMERICA; New World Ants of the Genus Camponotus (caution70+ MB 2/02) New World Ants of the Genus Leptothorax, subgenus Myrafant (02/02) The Ants of New Mexico (caution 20+ MB 02/02) Los Generos de hormigas de Mexico y America Central (02/02) The Ants of North America.

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This concise, easy-to-use. Readings For Native People Of North America: Ant [Jefferies, Richard W.] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Readings For Native People Of North America: Ant Myrmecocystus – honeypot ants. Ubiquitous in the arid west, absent elsewhere (~30 species) Widespread in forested regions across continent, locally abundant to uncommon (2 species) Widespread and abundant in cooler regions of North America (~70 species) Neivamyrmex – army ants.

Southeastern United States across continent to California. "In this enormously useful book, a profound need is met by a profound contribution, the first such comprehensive work in over fifty years. While brief, "Ants of North America" is the distillation of a vast amount of study and practice.

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This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada. Recent books including "The Ants of North America" by Brian Fisher and Stefan Cover (), which gives keys to North American genera, "Identification Guide to the Ant Genera of the World" by Barry Bolton (), and A New General Catalog of the Ants of the World by Barry Bolton () also are very useful.

Ants of North America: A Guide to the Genera by Brian L. Fisher and Stefan P. Cover is an invaluable reference.

Ants at Work by Deborah Gordon is a very interesting read.4/5(3).Get this from a library! Ants of North America: a Guide to the Genera. [Brian L Fisher; Stefan P Cover] -- Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects.

This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant. Ants are among the most conspicuous and the most ecologically important of insects. This concise, easy-to-use, authoritative identification guide introduces the fascinating and diverse ant fauna of the United States and Canada.

It features the first illustrated key to North American ant genera, discusses distribution patterns, explores ant ecology and natural .