A comprehensive, multi-author treatise on the social insects of the world, with some auxiliary attention to such adjacent topics as subsocial insects and social

Awarded Best Reference by the New York Public Library (2004), Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE (2003), and AAP/PSP 2003 Best Single Volume Reference/Science

"First published in 2020 by Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group"--Colophon.

Omnipresent in virtually all terrestrial ecosystems and of undisputed ecological and economical importance, the study of social insects is an area that continue

From the publisher. This beautifully illustrated book provides an overview of the world of insects. The encyclopedia of insect species is organized according to