The Strange & Curious Tale of Prof. Robert Howard Wilson: An Instructive Account of a Small Victory in the Venerable Professor's Never-ending War Against Barbarism, Ignorance, & Banality: How Arkham's Most Accomplished Master of the Black Arts Weathered the Depredations of a Homicidal Adolescent Sociopath; or, A Most Peculiar Episode of Vengeance & Redress Whilst Dwelling Amongst the Philistines.

“In Mr. Wilson ants have found not only their Darwin but also their Homer.” —Economist In Tales from the Ant World, two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Edward O. Wilson takes us on a thrilling myrmecological tour across continents and through time, inviting us into his decades-long scientific obsession with ants. Animating his observations with personal stories, Wilson hones in on twenty-five ant species to explain how these creatures talk, smell, taste, and crucially, how they fight to determine dominance. Richly illustrated throughout with depictions of ant species and photos from Wilson’s own expeditions, Tales from the Ant World is a fascinating personal account from one of our greatest scientists—and a necessary volume for any lover of the natural world.