Six Legs Better: A Cultural History of Myrmecology

by Charlotte Sleigh

Ants long have fascinated linguists, human sociologists, and even cyberneticians. At the end of the nineteenth century, ants seemed to be admirable models for human life and were praised for their work ethic, communitarianism, and apparent empathy. They provided a natural-theological lesson on the relative importance of humans within creation and inspired psychologists to investigate the question of instinct and its place in the life of higher...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801884454
• ISBN13: 9780801884450
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.0"