[cortesi]

It depends on what kind of geek you are. "The Ants" is perhaps my favourite non-fiction book of all time - at the time it was written it was a fair account of the total sum of human knowledge of ants. It's beautifully written and incredibly complete, and although it's now a bit dated, it's still the best reference to ants if you're interested in them. For a broader summary of Wilson's intellectual project I recommend "Consilience" - a wonderful synthesis of almost all his ethical and scientific interests.

[martinpw]

Looks like The Ants is quite expensive ($200+). I see a couple of other books on ants by him, would you recommend either of these?

Journey to the Ants https://shop.harvard.com/book/9780674485266

Tales from the Ant World https://www.harvard.com/book/9781324091097_tales_from_the_an...