Anthony Anteater likes to eat. But so do the hungry ants that have a habit of carrying away his food! Poor Antony is at his wits' end, until he has the clever idea of taking his breakfast somewhere those pesky ants cannot follow ...

Can you find an ant in the name Anthony? A black ant? A red ant? A fire ant? How about a carpenter ant? Or is the ant in Anthony not an insect at all?

Science Solves It! series: Life Science/Ants.

The story is about a Colony of Ants, with the main character being Anthony Ant. At the start of the story, Anthony is being made a Special Soldier to help protect the Colony and to protect the Queen. Anthony settles competently into his new role and is extremely efficient and well organised. Other Soldier Ants turn against him because they are irritated and annoyed by his perfection and try to ambush his day-to-day tasks. An unexpected attack takes place from rival ants and it is necessary that everyone's help and support is desperately needed. Anthony regains the respect of his colleagues for his bravery and they in turn support him in the battle against the enemy. There is tragedy, loss of life, emotional tension for families and individuals but Anthony sticks to his plan and is finally victorious.

The amazing Anthony Ant is back! This time, Anthony's having a party--and he needs help delivering the invitations. Read the address on each AntMail envelope. Then lift the flaps and follow the finger mazes to find Woodlouse House. Termite Terrace, and other insect abodes. On the last spread, join Anthony and his guests for a subterranean soiree. Full color.

From the Arctic to South Africa - one finds them everywhere: Ants. Making up nearly 15% of the entire terrestrial animal biomass, ants are impressive not only in quantitative terms, they also fascinate by their highly organized and complex social system. Their caste system, the division of labor, the origin of altruistic behavior and the complex forms of chemical communication makes them the most interesting group of social organisms and the main subject for sociobiologists. Not least is their ecological importance: Ants are the premier soil turners, channelers of energy and dominatrices of the insect fauna. TOC:The importance of ants.- Classification and origins.- The colony life cycle.- Altruism and the origin of the worker caste.- Colony odor and kin recognition.- Queen numbers and domination.- Communication.- Caste and division of labor.- Social homeostasis and flexibility.- Foraging and territorial strategies.- The organization of species communities.- Symbioses among ant species.- Symbioses with other animals.- Interaction with plants.- The specialized predators.- The army ants.- The fungus growers.- The harvesters.- The weaver ants.- Collecting and culturing ants.- Glossary.- Bibliography.- Index.