Ants, bees, and wasps; a record of observations on the habits of the social Hymenoptera

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lubbock, John, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wasps.

Bees.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xix, 377 pages) : illustrations

1 online resource

Edition:

(Fourtenth edited revised).

Other Title:

Ants, bees, and wasps

Place of Publication:

London Kegan Paul, Trench 1883

Summary:

This volume contains the record of various experiments made with ants, bees, and wasps, during the past ten years; and most of which have appeared in the 'Journal of the Linnean Society,' for the years 1874 to 1882. I have, whenever it seemed necessary, carefully recorded the month during which the observations were made; for the instincts and behaviour of ants, bees, and wasps are by no means the same throughout the year. My object has been not so much to describe the usual habits of these insects as to test their mental condition and powers of sense. I do not attempt to give anything like a full life-history of ants, but I have here reproduced the substance of two Royal Institution lectures, which may serve as an introduction to the subject. I hope that my volume will at least show the great interest of the subject, and the numerous problems which still remain to be solved. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved).

Contents:

Introduction.

On the formation and maintenance of nests, and on the division of labour.

On the relation of ants to plants.

Relations to other animals.

Behaviour to relations.

Recognition of friends.

Power of communication.

The senses of ants.

General intelligence, and power of finding their way.

Bees.

Wasps.

Notes:

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