The motive behind Deyrup's review of my book FIRE ANTS is transparent, as witnessed by the tenor of the first sentences, the choice of words therein, and by the same weaknesses exhibited in the review's conclusion. I have dismantled the reviewer's thinly-veiled jealousy at the website known as the Ant Farm's Message Board. I would encourage those interested in fair treatment of scholarly work to see Vogt's review in Quarterly Review of Biology, vol. 77, March 2002, page. 73

Stephen W. Taber swtaber@aol.com


(editors note) The link to the Ant Farm Message Board has been provided for those interested. Be advised though that due to the extended and casual nature of the forum in which this response was made, the rebuttal to the review in question is spread thru several pages of messages and it will take some patience to find it all.