Social Insects

<p>Originally published in 1928 this volume by a world authority on the subject sums up our knowledge of the social insects. It inquires what are the social insects and what it is that makes us call them ‘social’. Terebrantia aculeata wasps bees ants and termites are discussed in a succession of chapters showing how they have evolved to how great an extent they have developed and what are the peculiarities of their evolution. Polymorphism the Social Medium Guests and Parasites of the Social Insects are other subjects discussed in this fascinating book.</p>