Ant Story

By Jay Hosler,

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Insect-extraordinaire Jay Hosler is back, this time exploring how we seek to understand ourselves and the world around us through the eyes of one of our world's tiniest creatures: the ant.

Meet Rubi, a tiny ant with a big personality and an even bigger love for stories. Who knew the…

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1 author picked Ant Story as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I do NOT want to be a bug in this world, but I’m glad cartoon ant Rubi is here to walk us through it. The author is a real-life biologist, and it shows—this comic takes readers through the realistic world of ants, the things that ants eat, and the creatures that eat ants. There’s poop, bug dismemberment, and an unsettling amount of talk about parasites—but it’s all conveyed through the charming antics of a cute little cartoon storyteller.

This book gives me strong Calvin and Hobbes vibes, and I don’t make that comparison lightly. The humor and heart of the…

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