The Glass-sided Ants' Nest
Author : Peter Dickinson
Publisher : International Polygonics
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781558820890
Author : Peter Dickinson
Publisher : International Polygonics
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 1991
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781558820890
Author : Peter Dickinson
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 40,9 MB
Release : 2015-02-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504003659
Winner of the CWA Gold Dagger: Scotland Yard’s James Pibble puzzles over the murder of a pygmy tribesman in the middle of London in this “first class” mystery (The Times Literary Supplement). Oddball cases are James Pibble’s specialty. But the brutal bludgeoning of the revered elder of a New Guinea tribesman may be his strangest yet. The corpse, in striped pajamas, lies in the middle of a room completely absent of furniture. Seven women squat on the floorboards. One knits. Another sits cross-legged at his feet. They all chant incantations in a strange language. The murder weapon, a wooden balustrade ornament in the shape of an owl, could have been wielded by any of the myriad suspects Pibble meets at Flagg Terrace, the London residence where the Ku family currently lives. And the only clue seems to be an Edwardian penny. So who killed bearded, four-foot-tall Aaron Ku? Everyone seems to have an alibi, including a local real estate agent, a professional escort, and an anthropologist whose marriage into the tribe was forbidden. In a house where men and women live in separate quarters, Pibble must follow a hierarchy of primitive rituals and gender-role reversals to unmask a surprising killer. The Glass-Sided Ants’ Nest is the 1st book in the James Pibble Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.
Author : Megan Cooley Peterson
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 11,20 MB
Release : 2012
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1429660783
"Full-color photographs and simple text describe ant nests"--Provided by publisher.
Author : Adele Marion Fielde
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 20,84 MB
Release : 1904
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Author : Walter R. Tschinkel
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 26,88 MB
Release : 2021-06-22
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0691218498
An unprecedented look at the complex and beautiful world of underground ant architecture Walter Tschinkel has spent much of his career investigating the hidden subterranean realm of ant nests. This wonderfully illustrated book takes you inside an unseen world where thousands of ants build intricate homes in the soil beneath our feet. Tschinkel describes the ingenious methods he has devised to study ant nests, showing how he fills a nest with plaster, molten metal, or wax and painstakingly excavates the cast. He guides you through living ant nests chamber by chamber, revealing how nests are created and how colonies function. How does nest architecture vary across species? Do ants have "architectural plans"? How do nests affect our environment? As he delves into these and other questions, Tschinkel provides a one-of-a-kind natural history of the planet's most successful creatures and a compelling firsthand account of a life of scientific discovery. Offering a unique look at how simple methods can lead to pioneering science, Ant Architecture addresses the unsolved mysteries of underground ant nests while charting new directions for tomorrow’s research, and reflects on the role of beauty in nature and the joys of shoestring science.
Author : Miriam Aronin
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 25,58 MB
Release : 2009-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 159716979X
Tour one of nature’s busiest neighborhoods! Ants create huge underground nests to serve the needs of their colonies. A complex system of tunnels and chambers, a colony may be home to as many as 500,000 ants. The insects are highly organized and surprisingly strong when they all work together. They cooperate in tasks like building and protecting the colony, gathering food, and caring for the colony’s young. Jaw-dropping photos, a habitat map, and fascinating information will captivate young readers as they learn about these truly spectacular animal towns.
Author : Peter Dickinson
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 642 pages
File Size : 45,57 MB
Release : 2017-07-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1504047095
Three mysteries in the CWA Gold Dagger–winning series by a “master of the bizarre” (Louis Untermeyer). Scotland Yard detective James Pibble is known for accepting any case, no matter how strange. Taking him to every corner of England, his job throws him into the most curious circumstances. The Glass-Sided Ants’ Nest: Detective Pibble is on the case when the revered elder of a New Guinea tribe is bludgeoned to death. All the suspects—including a real estate agent, a professional escort, and an anthropologist who married into the tribe—have alibis. And Pibble’s only clue is an Edwardian penny. The Old English Peep Show: Pibble’s next case takes him to the World of Old England, a country house run as a theme park. When one of the servants at the estate hangs himself, Detective Pibble discovers not a suicide, but a bizarre set of circumstances that add up to foul play. The Sinful Stones: Nobel Prize–winning scientist and one of the first builders of the atomic bomb Sir Francis Francis summons Detective Pibble to an isolated island to find his stolen memoir. But is Francis senile? Was the manuscript really stolen? What’s the real reason he sent for Pibble? And why does the island’s religious sect want Francis to stay so much?
Author : Christine Butterworth
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 33,51 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Ants
ISBN : 9780811443517
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Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 45,20 MB
Release : 1853
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Author : Christine Butterworth
Publisher :
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 42,4 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Ants
ISBN : 9780333452141