I Like Ants...Well, Maybe Not All The Time!

摘要

I like ants! I really do. I've .spent many hours of my life entertained by their activity. As a youth I recall days spent on my belly watching them . maneuver around the obstacles I would place in their trail, often wielding my magnifying glass death-ray when the sun was out. My fascination has continued and as I learned more of their intricate social organization I live in awe of the clever scientists who figured it out. The ant scientists, or myrmecologists, have their own meetings within the larger entomology community. Studying the complexities of their social organization, E.O. Wilson opened up a whole new field of science termed Sociobiology in 1975, putting forth the argument that all animal behavior, humans included, is the result of heredity, environment, and experience. Heady stuff from someone who studies bugs. He's a great writer and I encourage you to explore not only his books on ants but also his more philosophically oriented writings.