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Gordon, Deborah M. Ants at Work: How an Insect Society Is Organized. Free Press, 1999. A leading ant researcher takes the reader into the Arizona desert to study ant behaviour.

Holldobler, Bert, Edward O. White. Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration. Belknap, 1994. Well-illustrated treatment of the natural history of ants and the people who study them.

Hoyt, Erich. The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants. Simon & Schuster, 1996.

For younger readers

Micucci, Charles. The Life and Times of the Ant. Houghton, 2003. For readers in grades 3 to 5.

Miller, Sara Swan. Ants, Bees, and Wasps of North America. Watts, 2003. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

Pascoe, Elaine. Ants. Blackbirch, 1998. A guide to observing ant behavior; for readers in grades 3 to 6.

Wilsdon, Christina. National Audubon Society First Field Guide: Insects. Scholastic, 1998. For readers in grades 4 to 6.

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Insect

Berenbaum, May R. Bugs in the System: Insects and Their Impact on Human Affairs. Addison-Wesley, 1995, 2000. Entertaining, informative accounts of insect physiology, behavior, and effect on human affairs.

Borror, Donald J., and Richard E. White. A Field Guide to the Insects of America North of Mexico. Houghton Mifflin, 1970, 1998. Covers 579 families for general naturalists and ecologists.

Gullan, P.J., and Peter S. Cranston. The Insects: An Outline of Entomology. Blackwell, 2000. An established and stimulating text for the study of insects.

Imes, Rick. The Practical Entomologist. Simon & Schuster, 1992. Complement to field guides, with accurate information for building the serious insect collection.

O'Toole, Christopher. Alien Empire: An Exploration of the Lives of Insects. HarperCollins, 1996. A compelling study on the secret lives of insects.

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