Curated by thrice · 7 books
Reading path
From backyard bumblebees to the fate of the planet — the essential books on the six-legged majority, from charming pop-sci to the Pulitzer-winning classics.
Dave Goulson
Bumblebees, charm, and the gateway drug of insect books.
Thor Hanson
Why bees run the world, from pollination to human history.
Bert Holldobler & Edward O. Wilson
The Pulitzer-winning classic on ant societies, by the masters.
Thomas Eisner
Chemical warfare, trickery, and the genius of insect defenses.
Piotr Naskrecki
A photographer's stunning tour of the invertebrate world.
Edward Osborne Wilson
Wilson's late-career love letter to the ants.
Oliver Milman, Allain Bougrain Dubourg
The alarming decline of insects — and why it matters for everything.
