How Long to Read The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct

How Long Does it Take to Read The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct?

It takes the average reader 2 hours and 40 minutes to read The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct by Bert Hölldobler

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning authors of The Ants comes this dynamic and visually spectacular portrait of Earth's ultimate superorganism. The Leafcutter Ants is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced. With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies. Each colony of leafcutters contains as many as five million workers, all the daughters of a single queen that can live over a decade. A gigantic nest can stretch thirty feet across, rise five feet or more above the ground, and consist of hundreds of chambers that reach twenty-five feet below the ground surface. Indeed, the leafcutters have parlayed their instinctive civilization into a virtual domination of forest, grassland, and cropland—from Louisiana to Patagonia. Inspired by a section of the authors' acclaimed The Superorganism, this brilliantly illustrated work provides the ultimate explanation of what a social order with a half-billion years of animal evolution has achieved.

How long is The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct?

The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct by Bert Hölldobler is 160 pages long, and a total of 40,000 words.

This makes it 54% the length of the average book. It also has 49% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 3 hours and 38 minutes to read The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct aloud.

What Reading Level is The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct?

The Leafcutter Ants: Civilization by Instinct is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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