Carl Rettenmeyer, 1931-2009

rettenmeyerIt is due in large part to Rettenmeyer's tireless tracking of army ants through all manner of tangled tropical jungle, for months on end, that we know as much as we do about those creatures.  We've lost a real giant of myrmecology.

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I never met Carl Rettenmeyer. I regret this.   Rettenmeyer forms a part of my heritage as an ant photographer.   As a kid, my first exposure to army ants came through Rettenmeyer's stunning imagery in Ranger Rick magazine.  His photos adorn the pages of E. O. Wilson's 1971 classic The Insect…
My review of myrmecologist Carl Rettenmeyer's DVD "Astonishing Army Ants" was published this morning in the journal Bioscience. Click below to read: A Feast for the Initiated The DVD runs about an hour and is available from armyantbiology.com.
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