Die Siel van die Mier
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Die Siel van die Mier is a pioneering work of natural history and psychology by Eugène Marais that explores the complex social behavior and collective “mind” of termite colonies.
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| instanceOf |
book
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natural history work → non-fiction book → psychology work → |
| author |
Eugène Marais
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| countryOfOrigin |
South Africa
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| examines |
coordination without central control in termite societies
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nest-building behavior of termites → reproductive roles in termite colonies → |
| fieldOfStudy |
biology
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ethology → psychology → zoology → |
| focusesOn |
collective "mind" of termite colonies
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communication in termite colonies → division of labor in termite colonies → organization of termite societies → |
| genre |
natural history
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popular science → psychology → |
| hasForm |
essay collection
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| hasNotableConcept |
collective consciousness in animal societies
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relationship between individual and group behavior → termite colony as a superorganism → |
| hasPerspective |
first-person observational
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| influencedBy |
Eugène Marais's field observations
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| literaryStyle |
descriptive nature writing
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philosophical reflection → scientific prose → |
| mainSubject |
animal psychology
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collective behavior → social behavior of animals → termite colonies → termites → |
| notableFor |
early integration of psychology and natural history
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influence on later thinking about social insects → pioneering study of termite social organization → |
| originalLanguage |
Afrikaans
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| publicationContext |
early 20th-century South African science writing
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| relatedWork |
Eugène Marais's writings on baboons
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| setting |
South African veld
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| titleTranslation |
The Soul of the Ant
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Eugène Marais
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Die Siel van die Mier
("The Soul of the Ant")
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