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There is no doubt that the buzz about bees is a science text despite the inviting title the pictures were a true delight and tautz states in the preface that his intention was to create a book that was as much about great illustrative photos as it is about the biology of a bee colony. In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies of selfless individuals ruled by a queen tautz introduces them as a superorganism a self organizing and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication a fascinating result of evolution a mammal in several bodies. There is no doubt that the buzz about bees is a science text despite the inviting title the pictures were a true delight and tautz states in the preface that his intention was to create a book that was as much about great illustrative photos as it is about the biology of a bee colony. Start your review of the buzz about bees biology of a superorganism write a review sep 22 2010 william herschel rated it liked it shelves entomology nonfiction science 2011 nature falls into the fate of so many books with a scientific researcher behind the pen attempting to write for a more general audience it fails . The buzz about bees biology of a superorganism amazoncom price 3296 as of 10 01 2021 1241 pst details free shipping product prices and availability are accurate as of the date time indicated and are subject to change