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Biologist

Bert Holldobler, a renowned biologist, was born on June 25, 1936. He is known for his research on ant societies and has made significant contributions to the study of insect social behavior and ecology.

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Famous Bert Holldobler Quotes

“We know of no behavior in ants or any other social insects that can be construed as play.”

Knows Play Social Behavior Insects Ants

Book:The Ants

Source: The Ants

“Ants offer special advantages for some important kinds of basic biological research. The colony is a superorganism. It can be analyzed as a coherent unit and compared with the organism in the design of experiments, with the individuals treated as the rough analogues of cells.”

Kind Important Individual Special Design Offers Research Advantage Experiments Treated Cells Rough Organisms Units Ants Colony Analogue

Author:Bert Holldobler

“The foreign policy aim of ants can be summed up as follows: restless aggression, territorial conquest, and genocidal annihilation of neighboring colonies whenever possible. If ants had nuclear weapons, they would probably end the world in a week.”

Ifs World Ends Week Policy Weapons Aim Nuclear Foreign Policy Nuclear Weapons Aggression Conquest Restless Ants Colony Annihilation Territorial

Book:Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration

Source: Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration

“If ants had nuclear weapons, they would probably end the world in a week.”

Ifs World Ends Week Weapons Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Ants

Book:Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration

Source: Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific Exploration

About the Author

Born: June 25, 1936
Known for: Biologist
Quotes: 4

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Journey to the Ants: A Story of Scientific ExplorationRelated source material

The AntsRelated source material

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