

The Soul of the White Ant
Author: Eugene Marais
Narrator: David Major
Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: A Distant Mirror
Published: 11/11/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Life Sciences
Author: Eugene Marais
Narrator: David Major
Unabridged: 4 hr 49 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: A Distant Mirror
Published: 11/11/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Science, Life Sciences
L'anima della formica bianca è un saggio molto interessante di Eugène N. Marais che raccoglie al suo interno una serie di informazioni curiose sulle termiti e sul loro modo di vivere all'interno del termitaio. Marais spiega che ognuno di questi insetti ha il proprio ruolo all'interno della "società"......more
(Just found out, you can get this book in its entirety online [URL not allowed]) This is a wonderful book on termites, though I have yet to compare it with other books on termites. Marais clearly has a love for these creatures (or creature, as we shall talk about) and describ......more
First published in 1925, this book is an extraordinary mix of careful scientific observation, brave and insightful hypothesis, and polemical rave. Eugene Marais was himself an extraordinary man who spent many years in the early 1900s combining professional work as a advocate with painstaking observa......more
I have never been a fan of sciene or biology books but on a recent trip to africa a friend recommended i pick this one up. It's very well known in africa but has received almost no attention here. Eugene Marais devoted his life to studying termites on the African plains and was one of the first to c......more
A fascinating and very enjoyable read about termites. Written almost one hundred years ago by Eugene Marais the book discusses his meticulous observations of the termites of South Africa and the conclusions he drew from them. Some of his conclusions are dated and a few are naive but most are very re......more