Sex on Six Legs

Insects have inspired fear, fascination, and enlightenment for centuries. They are capable of incredibly complex behavior, even with brains often the size of a poppy seed. How do they accomplish feats that look like human activityópersonality, language, childcareóvia completely different pathways from our own? What is going on inside the mind of those ants that march like boot camp graduates across your kitchen floor? How does the lead ant know exactly where to take his colony to that one bread crumb that your nightly sweep missed? Can insects be taught new skills as easily as your new puppy?

Sex on Six Legs is a startling and exciting book that provides answers to these questions and many more. With the humor of Olivia Judson's Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation, Zuk examines not just the bedroom lives of creepy crawlies but also calls into question some of our own long-held assumptions about learning, the nature of personality, and what our own large brains might be for.