Table of Contents

Wonders of Creation: Insects Praised.

Plagues of Vermin: Insects Reviled.

To Conquer the Earth: Insects Take Over.

A Cast of Millions on a Fantastic Journey: Mass Movement.

The Superorganism: Social Insects.

Insect Architecture.

Go Forth and Multiply: Mating and Reproduction.

Metamorphosis.

Symbioses and Mimicry.

Lives under the Microscope: Insect Behavior.

Acknowledgments.

Indexes.

About the Author

ERICH HOYT has written for National Geographic and the New York Times. He is the author of ten books, including The Earth Dwellers: Adventures in the Land of Ants. TED SCHULTZ, Ph.D., is an entomologist at the Smithsonian Institution and a former editor of Whole Earth Review.