Author: Gavin R. Broad
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346862
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Stunning photographic guide to bugs, from the beautiful to the bizarre and every bug in between Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects presents striking photographic profiles of insects, each one specially selected from the 34 million specimens found in one of the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world, held by London's Natural History Museum. The book showcases more than one hundred significant bug species, including the ruby-tailed wasp, the garden tiger moth, the jewel beetle, the flying stick insect, the orchid bee, and many others. Magnificent full-color photographs show the bugs in detail, so that readers can learn to distinguish, for example, the translucent abdomen of the great pied hoverfly from the yellow or orange markings on a giant scoliid wasp. Each detailed and dazzling photograph is accompanied by a caption describing the bug's lifestyle, distribution, size, and key characteristics. An insightful introduction also explores the different orders and families found in the insect classes and an explanation of how they have evolved. Based on the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the book will appeal to scientists and amateur science readers alike.
Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects
Author: Gavin R. Broad
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346862
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Stunning photographic guide to bugs, from the beautiful to the bizarre and every bug in between Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects presents striking photographic profiles of insects, each one specially selected from the 34 million specimens found in one of the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world, held by London's Natural History Museum. The book showcases more than one hundred significant bug species, including the ruby-tailed wasp, the garden tiger moth, the jewel beetle, the flying stick insect, the orchid bee, and many others. Magnificent full-color photographs show the bugs in detail, so that readers can learn to distinguish, for example, the translucent abdomen of the great pied hoverfly from the yellow or orange markings on a giant scoliid wasp. Each detailed and dazzling photograph is accompanied by a caption describing the bug's lifestyle, distribution, size, and key characteristics. An insightful introduction also explores the different orders and families found in the insect classes and an explanation of how they have evolved. Based on the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the book will appeal to scientists and amateur science readers alike.
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
ISBN: 1588346862
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Stunning photographic guide to bugs, from the beautiful to the bizarre and every bug in between Smithsonian Handbook of Interesting Insects presents striking photographic profiles of insects, each one specially selected from the 34 million specimens found in one of the oldest and most important entomology collection in the world, held by London's Natural History Museum. The book showcases more than one hundred significant bug species, including the ruby-tailed wasp, the garden tiger moth, the jewel beetle, the flying stick insect, the orchid bee, and many others. Magnificent full-color photographs show the bugs in detail, so that readers can learn to distinguish, for example, the translucent abdomen of the great pied hoverfly from the yellow or orange markings on a giant scoliid wasp. Each detailed and dazzling photograph is accompanied by a caption describing the bug's lifestyle, distribution, size, and key characteristics. An insightful introduction also explores the different orders and families found in the insect classes and an explanation of how they have evolved. Based on the most up-to-date science and accessibly written, the book will appeal to scientists and amateur science readers alike.
Insects: a Very Short Introduction
Author: Simon R. Leather
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198847041
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Insects are a fascinatingly diverse and beautiful group of animals. They are found on all continents, in caves, underground, inside other insects, in rivers, lakes, puddles, and in our houses. To date, over a million insect species have been named. In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Leather explores insects' evolution, behaviour, and development, highlighting their pivotal role in supporting ecosystems across the planet. He considers the threats of environmental change, including climate change, to insects globally and the potentially catastrophic impact of insect population declines.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198847041
Category : Insects
Languages : en
Pages : 185
Book Description
Insects are a fascinatingly diverse and beautiful group of animals. They are found on all continents, in caves, underground, inside other insects, in rivers, lakes, puddles, and in our houses. To date, over a million insect species have been named. In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Leather explores insects' evolution, behaviour, and development, highlighting their pivotal role in supporting ecosystems across the planet. He considers the threats of environmental change, including climate change, to insects globally and the potentially catastrophic impact of insect population declines.
The Secret Life of Flies
Author: Erica McAlister
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780565094751
Category : Diptera
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780565094751
Category : Diptera
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
An Introduction to Entomology, Or, Elements of the Natural History of Insects
Author: William Kirby
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Beneficial insects
Languages : en
Pages : 658
Book Description
Bug Music
Author: David Rothenberg
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250005213
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Analyzes the role of insects in teaching humans about music, tracing research into exotic insect markets and research labs while explaining how insect sound and movement patterns inspired traditions in rhythm, synchronization, and dance.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250005213
Category : Music
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
Analyzes the role of insects in teaching humans about music, tracing research into exotic insect markets and research labs while explaining how insect sound and movement patterns inspired traditions in rhythm, synchronization, and dance.
National Geographic Pocket Guide to Insects of North America
Author: Arthur V. Evans
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426216475
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
An easy-to-use field guide for nature lovers, backyard explorers, and budding entomologists. Evans helps you discover popular insect species as well as spiders and relation creatures, as well as key facts and information about life cycles and behavior of every species.
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 1426216475
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
An easy-to-use field guide for nature lovers, backyard explorers, and budding entomologists. Evans helps you discover popular insect species as well as spiders and relation creatures, as well as key facts and information about life cycles and behavior of every species.
Ask the Bugman
Author: Richard Fagerlund
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826328359
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
How to control household pests in a more environmentally friendly way.
Publisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826328359
Category : House & Home
Languages : en
Pages : 188
Book Description
How to control household pests in a more environmentally friendly way.
Shoofly Pie
Author: Tim Downs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1582293082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
When Kathryn Guilford learns her long-time friend and former boyfriend is dead from apparent suicide, she suspects foul play and hires Dr. Nick Polchak to help her learn the truth.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1582293082
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
When Kathryn Guilford learns her long-time friend and former boyfriend is dead from apparent suicide, she suspects foul play and hires Dr. Nick Polchak to help her learn the truth.
A Bug in the House
Author: Lisa Cozza
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781441539786
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
There's a bug in the house. What should you do? Do you think that he's scared? Would you be scared too?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781441539786
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 23
Book Description
There's a bug in the house. What should you do? Do you think that he's scared? Would you be scared too?
The Insects of Love
Author: Genevieve Valentine
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1466872381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The Insects of Love, by Genevieve Valentine, is a dream-like science fiction/fantasy puzzle about two sisters and several possible realities. The only certainty is that one sister gets a tattoo and disappears into the desert. The surviving sister is obsessed with insects and believes her sister has left her clues as to her disappearance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1466872381
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 35
Book Description
The Insects of Love, by Genevieve Valentine, is a dream-like science fiction/fantasy puzzle about two sisters and several possible realities. The only certainty is that one sister gets a tattoo and disappears into the desert. The surviving sister is obsessed with insects and believes her sister has left her clues as to her disappearance. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.