Hot-Blooded Insects

"From one man's persistent and elegant probing of the temperature biology of bees, we have been led to a deeper understanding of the whole biology of many insect taxa, and of their interactions with ecological and environmental stresses: all who work at the interfaces of physiology, ecology and behaviour have cause to be grateful, and all should certainly read this book." (Trends in Ecology & Evolution) "An outstanding source of information, and can be read with profit and satisfaction by the professional biologist and interested amateur alike." (Nature)

• Prologue.- 1 Night-Flying Moths.- 2 Butterflies and Wings.- 3 Dragonflies Now and Then.- 4 Grasshoppers and Other Orthoptera.- 5 Beetles Large and Small.- 6 Bumblebees Out in the Cold.- 7 Tropical Bees.- 8 Hot-Headed Honeybees.- 9 The Tolerance of Ants.- 10 Wasps and the Heat of Battle.- 11 Flies of All Kinds.- 12 Sweating Cicadas.- 13 Warm Caterpillars and Hot Maggots.- 14 Fever.- 15 Cold Jumpers.- 16 Social Thermoregulation.- Summary.- References.- Acknowledgments.- Index of Authors Cited.- General Index.