Author: Sydney Harold Skaife
Publisher: Struik Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
African Insect Life introduces the reader to the more than 100,000 insect species found in Africa - from the cool heath lands of the Cape to West Africa's dense forests. In this edition, Dr John Ledger has fully revised Dr S.H. Skaife's original text to incorporate the findings of modern research. Two new chapters contribute background information on the arthropod relatives of African insects and introduce the reader to the fascinating hobbies of insect collecting, study and photography.
African Insect Life
Author: Sydney Harold Skaife
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 490
Book Description
African Insect Life
African Insect Life, &c
Author: Sydney Harold Skaife
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
Field Guide to Insects of South Africa
Author: Mike Picker
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775845850
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 2002
Book Description
This trusted best-seller has been comprehensively updated and expanded to feature accounts of over 1,500 species and insect groups. Included are the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the region. It features: vivid photographs, easy-to-read text, detailed accounts covering identification, biology, distribution and related species, a helpful introduction detailing the significance, life history, collection and photography of insects, and quick reference guides on the inside covers to facilitate identification. Entomologists both amateur and professional, students, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in the natural world will appreciate this illuminating and invaluable guide.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775845850
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 2002
Book Description
This trusted best-seller has been comprehensively updated and expanded to feature accounts of over 1,500 species and insect groups. Included are the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the region. It features: vivid photographs, easy-to-read text, detailed accounts covering identification, biology, distribution and related species, a helpful introduction detailing the significance, life history, collection and photography of insects, and quick reference guides on the inside covers to facilitate identification. Entomologists both amateur and professional, students, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in the natural world will appreciate this illuminating and invaluable guide.
African Insect Life. with Illus. by the Author
Author: Sydney Harold Skaife
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780598248275
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780598248275
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 477
Book Description
African Insect Life ... With Illustrations by the Author
All About African Zulu Hud Bugs
Author: John Bankston
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758085
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Africa is home to many insects but few are as pretty as the Zulu hud bug. These beautiful bugs are not easy to find but inside the pages of All About African Zulu Hud Bugs you'll learn all about them. Discover how these colorful creatures feed and live. Part of an ongoing series on Insects Around the World, this book is loaded with full-color photos of this striking insect.
Publisher: EZ Readers
ISBN: 1545758085
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 24
Book Description
Africa is home to many insects but few are as pretty as the Zulu hud bug. These beautiful bugs are not easy to find but inside the pages of All About African Zulu Hud Bugs you'll learn all about them. Discover how these colorful creatures feed and live. Part of an ongoing series on Insects Around the World, this book is loaded with full-color photos of this striking insect.
Insectopedia – The secret world of southern African insects
Author: Erik Holm
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775842002
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Insectopedia uncovers the fascinating and infinitely varied world of insects. It explores their intriguing behaviour and biology – from mating and breeding, metamorphosis and movement to sight, smell, hearing and their adaptations to heat and cold. A chapter on superorganisms probes the curious phenomenon of social communities among insects; another covers the critical role that these creatures play in maintaining the fragile balance of life on our planet. The book concludes with a 60-page illustrated field guide, describing most insect orders and their main families. Previously published as Insectlopedia of Southern Africa, this fully revised and redesigned edition includes up-to-date information throughout, an expanded ID section, and several hundred new photographs. Sales points: more than 700 photographs, many depicting seldom photographed insect behaviours, clear, easy to read text, and a range of feature and fact boxes that add a lively touch, includes an ID section with photographs and line illustrations, the author is well known for his radio talks on insects.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 1775842002
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 798
Book Description
Insectopedia uncovers the fascinating and infinitely varied world of insects. It explores their intriguing behaviour and biology – from mating and breeding, metamorphosis and movement to sight, smell, hearing and their adaptations to heat and cold. A chapter on superorganisms probes the curious phenomenon of social communities among insects; another covers the critical role that these creatures play in maintaining the fragile balance of life on our planet. The book concludes with a 60-page illustrated field guide, describing most insect orders and their main families. Previously published as Insectlopedia of Southern Africa, this fully revised and redesigned edition includes up-to-date information throughout, an expanded ID section, and several hundred new photographs. Sales points: more than 700 photographs, many depicting seldom photographed insect behaviours, clear, easy to read text, and a range of feature and fact boxes that add a lively touch, includes an ID section with photographs and line illustrations, the author is well known for his radio talks on insects.
Pocket Guide Insects of East Africa
Author: Dino J. Martins
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 177584272X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Insects have a greater impact on human lives and livelihoods than any other group of organisms. This guide will help you to identify insects that are frequently encountered, very striking or ecologically important in the region. Compact and easy-to-use, it features more than 400 of the interesting and diverse insect groups found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Full-colour photographs of all featured species are accompanied by concise text giving key identification features for each group.
Publisher: Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN: 177584272X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 443
Book Description
Insects have a greater impact on human lives and livelihoods than any other group of organisms. This guide will help you to identify insects that are frequently encountered, very striking or ecologically important in the region. Compact and easy-to-use, it features more than 400 of the interesting and diverse insect groups found in Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi. Full-colour photographs of all featured species are accompanied by concise text giving key identification features for each group.
African Insect Life
Author: Sydney Harold Skaife
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description