The Natural History of Ants

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Author

Huber, P. (Pierre), 1777-1840

Title

The natural history of ants

Original Publication

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820.

Credits

Sonya Schermann, Paul Fatula and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QL: Science: Zoology

Subject

Ants

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 79213

Release Date

July 29, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.THE NATURAL HISTORY OF ANTS;
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.ADVERTISEMENT.
6. 6.PREFACE, BY THE TRANSLATOR.
7. 7.PREFACE, BY THE AUTHOR.
8. 8.INTRODUCTION.
9. 9.CONTENTS.
10. 10.Untitled
11. 11.CHAP. I. THE ARCHITECTURE OF ANTS. — 1. ART OF BUILDING AMONG THE FALLOW ANTS. — 2. ARCHITECTURE OF THE MASON-ANTS. — 3. ARCHITECTURE OF THE DARK ASH-COLOURED ANTS. — 4. ARCHITECTURE OF ANTS THAT FORM THEIR HABITATION IN TIMBER. — 5. ARCHITECTURE OF THOSE ANTS THAT FORM THEIR RESIDENCE OF SAW-DUST, DECAYED TIMBER, &C.
12. 12.CHAP. II. OF THE EGGS, LARVÆ, AND PUPÆ OF ANTS.
13. 13.CHAP. III. OF THE FECUNDATION, &C. OF ANTS. — 1. Departure of the Winged Ants. — 2. History of Winged Ants after Impregnation. — 3. The Conduct of Labourers towards the Pregnant Females.
14. 14.CHAP. IV. OF THE RELATION BETWEEN ANTS. — 2. Of the Manner in which Ants are guided in their several Excursions. — 3. The Migrations of the Fallow Ants. — 4. Of the Affection of Ants for their Companions.
15. 15.CHAP. V. OF THE WARS OF ANTS, AND SOME OTHER PARTICULARS.
16. 16.CHAP. VI. OF THE RELATION OF ANTS WITH THE PUCERONS AND GALL INSECTS. — 1. Of the Antennal Language. — 2. The Intimacy of Ants with the Pucerons. — 3. Of the Relation of Ants with the Gall Insects. — 4. The almost Human Industry of Ants. — 5. Resources of the Ants during Winter. — 6. Of the Eggs of the Pucerons.
17. 17.CHAPTER VII. FIRST HISTORICAL SKETCH OF THE AMAZON ANTS.
18. 18.CHAPTER VIII. RESEARCHES INTO THE ORIGIN OF MIXED OR COMPOUND ANT-HILLS.
19. 19.CHAP. IX. FURTHER INFORMATION ON THE AMAZON ANTS.
20. 20.CHAP. X. ESTABLISHMENT OF A MIXED ANT-HILL IN A GLASS APPARATUS.
21. 21.CHAP. XI. HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE SANGUINE ANTS.
22. 22.CHAP. XII. OBSERVATIONS ON THOSE INSECTS THAT LIVE IN REPUBLICS.
23. 23.APPENDIX.
24. 24.NOTES RELATIVE TO THE SPECIES.
25. 25.DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL ANTS MENTIONED IN THESE RESEARCHES. — The Herculean Ant. — The Ethiopian Ant. — The Fuliginous Ant. — The Brown Ant , — The Yellow Ant , — The Fallow Ant , ( black back ,) — The Fallow Ant , ( red back ,) — The Red Ant , — The Turf Ant , — The Dark Ash-coloured Ant , — The Mining Ant , — The Rufescent Ant , — The Sanguine Ant , — Transcriber’s Notes

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