# Pierre Huber — The Origin of Species character guide

> Pierre Huber in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Pierre Huber, Huber, elder Huber

**First appearance:** 0057-viii-instinct

## Who they are

A naturalist who studied ant behavior and instincts.

## Relationships

### [Charles Darwin](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/characters/charles_darwin)

_professional_

Darwin referenced Huber's observations on ant behavior to support his theories on instinct and social insects.

## In the story

### [Sexual Selection](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/sexual-selection)

Referenced indirectly through the mention of M. Fabre, but Huber is not directly named in this excerpt.

### [Special Instincts](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/special-instincts)

Naturalist who studied the slave-making instinct of ants.

### [Slave-Making Instinct](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/slave-making-instinct)

First discovered the slave-making instinct in Formica (Polyerges) rufescens; described as a better observer than his celebrated father.

### [Cell-Making Instinct of the Hive-Bee](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/cell-making-instinct-of-the-hive-bee)

Carefully described and figured the cells of the Mexican Melipona domestica.

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