RIP E. O. Wilson, a giant in evolutionary biology and myrmecology, at 92. 🐜
LAT: https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2021-12-27/edward-o-wilson-biologist-ant-man-dead
NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/27/science/eo-wilson-dead.html
His 1990 book with Bert Hölldobler, "The Ants", is online for free at AntWiki: https://www.antwiki.org/wiki/The_Ants
"The Trailhead" is his 2010 fiction story about an ant colony: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2010/01/25/trailhead
@nev Sit ei terra levis.
@nev :C what a bummer!!!
@nev His book, “The Diversity of Life” was one of the most influential books I ever read: the right book at the right time. It introduced to me a lot of important concepts that turned my life gently in a different direction and landed me where I am today.
from E. O. Wilson's "Tales from the Ant World". when you find ants in your kitchen, put down some food, watch, and wonder.