Ants (Naturalists' Handbooks 24)

by Gary J. Skinner & Geoffrey W. Allen with plates by Geoffrey W. Allen

Information on the biology of ants and various techniques for studying ants is included. An extensive chapter on ant identification forms the bulk of this handbook with keys to worker ants, queen ants and male ants accompanied by colour and b/w plates. A quick-check field key is also included for use in the field.

Contents

Introduction

Biology of ants

Identification: Key I Worker ants; Key II Queen ants; Key II Male ants.

Quick-check filed key to common ants

Notes on the commoner British species

Techniques

Some useful addresses; References and further reading.

Readership level

sixth-form, undergraduate, postgraduate, field centre, ecological consultant, wildlife trust, conservation volunteer

Keywords

ants, hymenoptera, insects, fieldwork, entomology