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Volume 41, Number 1, January 1995:
Collection and Maintenance of Ants
and
Studying Ants: A Beginning
by Mark B. DuBois

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ABOUT THIS ISSUE
- about KSN
- about the author

IN THIS ISSUE
- introduction
- collection
- maintenance, observation ant farm
- maintenance, classroom use
- project observations
- literature cited
- books for children on ants

Studying Ants: A Beginning
by Mark B. DuBois

- males, queens and worker ants
- establishing a colony
- caring for young
- growth of an ant colony
- ant senses
- gardening ants
- harvester ants
- parasitic ants
- acrobat ants
- army ants
- questions, activities and investigations with ants
- further reading


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Collection and Maintenance of Ants to Use for Teaching
by Roger D. Akre, Laurel D. Hansen, and Elizabeth A. Myhre

and

Studying Ants: A Beginning
by Mark B. DuBois

LITERATURE CITED

Wilson, E.O. 1971. The Insect Societies. Belknap/Harvard Univ. Press: Cambridge. 548 pp.

Holldobler, B. and E.O. Wilson. 1990. The Ants. Belknap/Harvard Univ. Press: Cambridge. 732 pp.

BOOKS FOR CHILDREN ON ANTS

Allinson, B. 1991. Effie. Scholastic, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Bartlett, R. 1957. Insect Engineers. The Story of Ants. Morrow, New York, NY. 128 pp.

Batten, M. 1973. The Tropical Forest: Ants, Ants, Animals, and Plants. Crowell, New York, NY. 130 pp.

Brenner B. 1973. If You Were An Ant. Harper and Row, New York, NY. 29 pp.

Bronson, W.S. 1937. The Wonder World of Ants. 1937. Harcourt, Brace, New York, NY. 87 pp.

Chauvin, Remy. 1971. The World of Ants, a Science Fiction Universe. Hill and Wang, New York, NY. 216 pp.

Clay, P. and H. Clay. 1984. Ants. Black, Dobbs Ferry, NY. 25 pp.

Costello, D.F. 1968. The World of the Ant. Lippincott, New York, NY. 160 pp.

Crompton, J. 1988. Ways of the Ant. Lyons and Burford Books, New York, NY. 244 pp.

Dethier, V.G. 1979. The Ant Heap. Darwin, Princeton, NJ. 151 pp.

Doering, H. 1964. An Ant is Born. Sterling, New York, NY. 96 pp.

Dorros, A. Ant Cities. 1988. Crowell, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Epple, A.O. 1969. The Beginning Knowledge Book of Ants. Rutledge Books, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Fischer-Nagel, H. and A. 1988. Ant Colony. Carolrhoda Books, Minneapolis, MN. 48 pp.

Freschet, B. 1973. The Ants Go Marching. Scribner's Sons, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Gall, A.C. and F.H. Crew. 1936. Little Black Ant. Oxford, London, UK. 128 pp.

George, J.C. 1974. All Upon a Sidewalk. Dutton Children's Books, New York, NY. 48 pp.

Glenn, G.S. Jr. 1990. The Ant Rancher's Handbook. Running, Philadelphia, PA. 91 pp.

Goestch, W. 1964. The Ants. Univ. Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. 173 pp.

Greenland, C. 1985. Getting to Know... Nature's Children. Ants. Grolier Education Corp. Danbury, CT. 48 pp.

Harrison, V. 1989. The World of Ants. (Where Animals Live Series.) Stevens, Milwaukee, WI. 32 pp.

Haskins, C.P. 1939. Of Ants and Men. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ. 244 pp.

Hawdon, R. 1984. A Rustle in the Grass. Dodd, Mead, New York, NY. 244 pp.

Hepworth, C. 1992. Antics: an alphabetical anthology. Putman's Sons, New York. NY. 26 pp.

Hoke, H. 1970. Ants. A First Book. Watts: New York, NY 48 pp.

Hopf, A.L. 1974. Biography of an Ant. Putnam's Sons: New York, NY. 62 pp.

Hutchins, R.E. 1967. The Ant Realm. Dodd, Mead, New York, NY. 205 pp.

Hutchins, RE 1978. A Look at Ants. Dodd, Mead, New York, NY. 48 pp.

Jackson, E.B. 1991. Ants Can't Dance. Macmillan, Mead, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Julivert, A. 1991. The Fascinating World of Ants. Barron's Educational Series, Hauppauge, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Kotzwinkle, W. 1978. The Ants Who Took Away Time. Doubleday, Garden City, NY. 64 pp.

Lamburn, J.B.C. 1954. Ways of the Ant. Riverside: Cambridge, MA. 242 pp.

Lampman, E.S. 1960. The City Under the Back Steps. Doubleday, New York, NY. 210 pp.

Larson, P.P. and M.W. Larson. 1965. All About Ants. World, Cleveland, OH. 220 pp.

Larson, P.P. and M.W. Larson. 1968. Lives of Social Insects. World, Cleveland, OH. 226 pp.

Lavine, S.A. 1960. Wonders of the Anthill. Dodd, Mead, New York, NY. 64 pp.

Levine, M.M. Ant Facts and Fantasies. Uncle Milton Industries: Los Angeles, CA, 32 pp.

Lisker, T. 1977. Terror in the Tropics: Army Ants. Raintree, Milwaukee, WI. 48 pp.

Losito, L. 1989. The Ant on the Ground. (Animal Habitats Series.) Stevens, Milwaukee, WI. 32 pp.

Manes, S. 1990. Chocolate-Covered Ants. Scholastic, New York. 103 pp.

Mason, H.M. 1974. The Fantastic World of Ants - A Microview of Earth's Most Ingenious Insect. McKay, New York, NY. 113 pp.

McClung, R.M. 1976. Animals That Build Homes. Nat. Geo Soc.: Wash, DC 32 pp.

McCook, H.D. 1909. Ant Communities and How They are Governed. A Study in Natural Civics. Harper, New York, NY. 321 pp.

Mizumura, K. 1970. The Way of the Ant. Crowell, Santa Margarita, CA. 34 pp.

Morley, D.W. 1953. The Ant World. Penguin: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, UK. 191 pp.

Myrick, M. 1968. Ants Are Fun. (A Science I Can Read Book.) Harper and Row, New York, NY. 64 pp.

Nanao, J. 1986. Life of the Ant. (Nature Close-Up Series.). Raintree, Milwaukee, WI. 32 pp.

Newman, L.H. 1967. Ants from Close Up. Crowell, New York, NY. 112 pp.

O'Toole, C. 1986. Discovering Ants. Bookwright, New York, NY. 46 pp.

Ordish, G. 1978. The Year of the Ant. Scribner's Sons, New York, NY. 139 pp.

Overbeck, C. 1982. Ants. (A Lerner Natural Science Book.) Lerner, Minneapolis, MN. 48 pp.

Parker, B.M. 1960. Insect Societies. Row, Peterson: Evanston, IL. 36 pp.

Patent, D.H. 1989. Looking at Ants. Holiday House, New York, NY. 48 pp.

Pitt, V. and D. Cook. 1975. A Closer Look at Ants. Watts, New York, NY. 30 pp.

Pluckrose, H. 1970. Ants. (A First Book). Watts, New York, NY. 48 pp.

Pluckrose, H.A. 1981. Ants. Gloucester, New York, NY. 28 pp.

Pollock, P. 1978. Ants Don't Get Sunday Off. Putnam's Sons, New York, NY. 45 pp.

Portal, D. 1964. The Life of a Queen. Braziller, New York, NY. 20 pp.

Poole, L. and G. 1961. Weird and Wonderful Ants. Astor-Honor, New York, NY. 117 pp.

Richards, O.W. 1960. The Social Insects. Harper and Bros: New York, NY. 218 pp.

Rood, R.N. The How and Why Wonder Book of Ants and Bees. Grosset and Dunlap, New York, NY. 46 pp.

Ross, E.S. 1961. The Ants. Adventures in Nature and Science. Columbia Record: New York, NY. 63 pp.

Ross, E.S. 1967. The Ants. Adventures in Nature and Science. Children's Press: Chicago, IL. 63 pp.

Sabin, F. Amazing World of Ants. Troll, Mahwah, NJ. 32 pp.

Saleh, H.J. 1967. Even Tiny Ants must Sleep. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 31 pp.

Selsam, M.E. 1967. Questions and Answers About Ants. Four Winds, New York, NY. 75 pp.

Settel, J. and N. Baggett. 1986. How Do Ants Know When You're Having a Picnic? (And Other Questions Kids Ask About Insects and Other Creepy Crawlies). Anthenum/Macmillian: New York, NY. 92 pp.

Shuttlesworth, D. and S. Swain. 1964. The Story of Ants. Doubleday, Garden City, NY. 60 pp.

Simon, H. 1962. Exploring the World of Social Insects. Vanguard: New York, NY. 118 pp.

Simon, S. 1979. Deadly Ants. Four Winds, New York, NY. 51 pp.

Skaife, S.H. 1961. The Study of Ants. Longmans, London, UK. 178 pp.

Sudd, J.H. 1967. An Introduction to the Behavior of Ants. St. Martin's Press, London, UK. 200 pp.

Terry, T. and M. Linton. 1988. The Life Cycle of the Ant. Bookwrights: New York, NY. 32 pp.

Van Allsbury, C. 1988. Two Bad Ants. Houghton Mifflin, Boston, MA. 31 pp.

Vesey-Fitzgerald, B. 1969. The World of Ants, Bees and Wasps. Pelham Books, London, UK. 117 pp.

Vevers, G. 1966. Ants and Termites. McGraw-Hill, New York, NY. 32 pp.

VanWoerkom, D. 1979. Hidden Messages. Crown Publishers, New York, NY. 32 pp.

Wang, M.L. 1989. The Ant and the Dove. Children's Press, Chicago, IL. 31 pp.

Watts, B. 1990. Keeping Minibeasts: Ants. Watts, New York, NY 29 pp.

Wheat, G.C. 1959. The World of Ants. Golden, New York, NY 56 pp.

Yazima, M. 1979. Ants. Observing Nature Series. Wayland: East Sussex, UK. 31 pp.



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