The Ants
Textbook by Bert Hölldobler and E. O. WilsonWikipedia
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Oct 12, 2026
Matthew ParrisHOST
In fact, Ed, as his friends called him, was by that point the world's leading expert on ants, having found and described over 400 new species.
Matthew ParrisHOST
He published many books and received not one but two Pulitzer Prizes for Human Nature in 1979 and The Ants in 1991.
Matthew ParrisHOST
Offering E.O. Wilson up for his place in the Hall of Greats is another servant of nature, the ecologist and chair of Natural England, Dr. Tony Juniper.
Matthew ParrisHOST
Welcome to Great Lives, Tony.
Tara SalazarHOST
It was around this time that he became fascinated specifically with ants.
Tara SalazarHOST
The tiny creatures would focus his career, serve as a model for much of his work, and be the topic of his Pulitzer Prize-winning book, The Ants.
Tara SalazarHOST
He co-authored the monumental work while a biology professor at Harvard University in Massachusetts with his friend and colleague, Bert Holdelbler.
Tara SalazarHOST
All it took was a spark.