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Fireflies, Honey, and Silk
Häftad, 2009
225 kr
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The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear - This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert …
How Not to Be Eaten
The Insects Fight Back
Inbunden, 2012
394 kr
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All animals must eat. But who eats who, and why, or why not? Because insects outnumber and collectively outweigh all other animals combined, they comprise the largest amount of animal food available for potential consumption. How do they avoid being eaten? From masterful disguises to physical and …
How Not to Be Eaten
The Insects Fight Back
Häftad, 2021
234 kr
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“At times this informative book turns wonderfully gross and lovely, reminding us that there’s an entire universe of largely unnoticed creatures all around us.”—AudubonAll animals must eat. But who eats who, and why, or why not? Because insects outnumber and collectively outweigh all other animals …
Birder’s Bug Book
Häftad, 2000
198 kr
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When the first birds appeared on earth about 150 million years ago, the insects were here to greet them. Inevitably the two groups came to exploit each other, and as the eons passed, they became increasingly enmeshed in a complex web of interrelationships--birds eating bugs, blood-sucking insects …
Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles
How Bugs Find Strength in Numbers
Häftad, 2001
314 kr
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Insects that are the least bit social may gather in modest groups, like the dozen or so sawfly larvae feeding on a pine needle, or they may form huge masses, like a swarm of migratory locusts in Africa or a cloud of mayflies at the edge of a midwestern lake or river. Why these insects get together …
What Good Are Bugs?
Insects in the Web of Life
Häftad, 2004
326 kr
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We shriek about them, slap and spray them, and generally think of insects (when we think of them at all) as pests. Yet, if all insects, or even a critical few, were to disappear--if there were none to pollinate plants, serve as food for other animals, dispose of dead organisms, and perform other …
Walk around the Pond
Insects in and over the Water
Häftad, 2008
334 kr
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A water strider darts across a pond, its feet dimpling the surface tension; a giant water bug dives below, carrying his mate’s eggs on his back; hidden among plant roots on the silty bottom, a dragonfly larva stalks unwary minnows. Barely skimming the surface, in the air above the pond, swarm …
Insects through the Seasons
Häftad, 1998
314 kr
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They appeared on earth 400 million years ago, long before the first reptile, bird, or mammal. They make up about 75 percent of the 1.2 million currently known species of animals. As many as 30,000 of them coexist and interact in one square yard of the top inch of a forest's soil. The unparalleled …
Insights From Insects
What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us
Häftad, 2005
235 kr
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This fascinating, beautifully illustrated book profiles twenty "troublesome bugs," showing how the study of these creatures has led scientists to many basic discoveries that have enhanced our understanding of life.The reader learns how an American entomologist was awarded France's gold medal of …
