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Currently reading The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson. Wanted to read his book about ants but it was not available/deliverable/ebook. So purchased this on

Currently reading The Diversity of Life by Edward O. Wilson. Wanted to read his book about ants but it was not available/deliverable/ebook. So purchased this on kindle. Have read only about 30%. But some of the things are new. I expected it to be a refresher course after a few of David Attenborough documentaries. But some of the things are new. Like how do we define species. A lot of these things are available on wikipedia. But I think it helps if you take time to read books and then explore further on the web. Also liked and would recommend very highly Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees (so many new things to know). Leaving this comment here just in case someone is interested.

Tomte 6y ago
> Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees I haven't read it, but you should be aware that his theses are highly controversial in expert circles.
polytely 6y ago
I was really surprised to learn how vague the concept of a species really is. Nature is so complex and varied that it is impossible to provide one definition of species which can be applied to all life. The excellent youtube channel The Brain Scoop (from the field museum in Chicago) has a nice video explaining the basics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fOfFlMe6ek https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fOfFlMe6ek