The Ants

1990 book by Bert Hölldobler and E. O. Wilson
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The Ants

Summary

The Ants is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Ants authored Bert Hölldobler[3].
  • The Ants authored Edward O. Wilson[4].
  • The Ants received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[5].
  • The Ants's instance of is recorded as literary work[6].
  • The Ants was published by Belknap Press[7].
  • The Ants was followed by Journey to the Ants[8].
  • The Ants's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Ants's country of origin is recorded as United States[10].
  • The Ants was released on March 28, 1990[11].
  • The Ants's has edition or translation is recorded as The Ants[12].
  • The Ants's main subject is Formicidae[13].
  • The Ants's main subject is myrmecology[14].
  • The Ants's work available at URL is recorded as https://antwiki.org/wiki/The_Ants[15].
  • The Ants's number of pages is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1069725', 'amount': '+746'}[16].
  • The Ants's title is recorded as The Ants[17].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Bert Hölldobler[3], an entomologist[18], b. 1936[19], of Germany[20], awarded the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany[21], specialised in myrmecology[22] and Edward O. Wilson[4], an entomologist[23], 1929–2021[24], of United States[25], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship[26], specialised in myrmecology[27]. The Ants was published by Belknap Press[7].

Publication

The Ants was released on March 28, 1990[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include Formicidae[13] and myrmecology[14].

Reception

The Ants received the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Ants was followed by Journey to the Ants[8].

Why It Matters

The Ants ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

FAQs

What awards did The Ants receive?

Honors received include Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [5] . pulitzer.org. pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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