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A Philosophy of the Insect

Author : Jean-Marc Drouin
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231540728
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book A Philosophy of the Insect written by Jean-Marc Drouin and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2019-10-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of insects is at once beneath our feet and unfathomably alien. Small and innumerable, insects surround and disrupt us even as we scarcely pay them any mind. Insects confront us with the limits of what is imaginable, while at the same time being essential to the everyday functioning of all terrestrial ecosystems. In this book, the philosopher and historian of science Jean-Marc Drouin contends that insects pose a fundamental challenge to philosophy. Exploring the questions of what insects are and what scientific, aesthetic, ethical, and historical relationships they have with humanity, he argues that they force us to reconsider our ideas of the animal and the social. He traces the role that insects have played in language, mythology, literature, entomology, sociobiology, and taxonomy over the centuries. Drouin emphasizes the links between humanistic and scientific approaches—how we have projected human roles onto insects and seen ourselves in insect form. Caught between the animal and plant kingdoms, insects force us to confront and reevaluate our notions of gender, family, society, struggle, the division of labor, social organization, and individual and collective intelligence. A remarkably original and thought-provoking work, A Philosophy of the Insect is an important book for animal studies, environmental ethics, and the history and philosophy of science.

How to Build an Insect

Author : Roberta Gibson
Publisher : Millbrook Press ™
ISBN 13 : 1728411254
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (284 download)

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Download or read book How to Build an Insect written by Roberta Gibson and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See what the buzz is about in this fresh, fun look at insect anatomy. Let's build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. Written by entomologist Roberta Gibson and accompanied by delightfully detailed illustrations by Anne Lambelet, this wonderfully original take on insect anatomy will spark curiosity and engage even those who didn't think they liked creepy, crawly things!

Insect Media

Author : Jussi Parikka
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 081666739X
Total Pages : 321 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Insect Media written by Jussi Parikka and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the early nineteenth century, when entomologists first popularized the unique biological and behavioral characteristics of insects, technological innovators and theorists have proposed insects as templates for a wide range of technologies. In Insect Media, Jussi Parikka analyzes how insect forms of social organization-swarms, hives, webs, and distributed intelligence-have been used to structure modern media technologies and the network society, providing a radical new perspective on the interconnection of biology and technology. Through close engagement with the pioneering work of insect ethologists, including Jakob von Uexküll and Karl von Frisch, posthumanist philosophers, media theorists, and contemporary filmmakers and artists, Parikka develops an insect theory of media, one that conceptualizes modern media as more than the products of individual human actors, social interests, or technological determinants. They are, rather, profoundly nonhuman phenomena that both draw on and mimic the alien lifeworlds of insects. Deftly moving from the life sciences to digital technology, from popular culture to avant-garde art and architecture, and from philosophy to cybernetics and game theory, Parikka provides innovative conceptual tools for exploring the phenomena of network society and culture. Challenging anthropocentric approaches to contemporary science and culture, Insect Media reveals the possibilities that insects and other nonhuman animals offer for rethinking media, the conflation of biology and technology, and our understanding of, and interaction with, contemporary digital culture.

The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World

Author : Oliver Milman
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324006609
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (24 download)

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Book Synopsis The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World by : Oliver Milman

Download or read book The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World written by Oliver Milman and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A devastating examination of how collapsing insect populations worldwide threaten everything from wild birds to the food on our plate. From ants scurrying under leaf litter to bees able to fly higher than Mount Kilimanjaro, insects are everywhere. Three out of every four of our planet’s known animal species are insects. In The Insect Crisis, acclaimed journalist Oliver Milman dives into the torrent of recent evidence that suggests this kaleidoscopic group of creatures is suffering the greatest existential crisis in its remarkable 400-million-year history. What is causing the collapse of the insect world? Why does this alarming decline pose such a threat to us? And what can be done to stem the loss of the miniature empires that hold aloft life as we know it? With urgency and great clarity, Milman explores this hidden emergency, arguing that its consequences could even rival climate change. He joins the scientists tracking the decline of insect populations across the globe, including the soaring mountains of Mexico that host an epic, yet dwindling, migration of monarch butterflies; the verdant countryside of England that has been emptied of insect life; the gargantuan fields of U.S. agriculture that have proved a killing ground for bees; and an offbeat experiment in Denmark that shows there aren’t that many bugs splattering into your car windshield these days. These losses not only further tear at the tapestry of life on our degraded planet; they imperil everything we hold dear, from the food on our supermarket shelves to the medicines in our cabinets to the riot of nature that thrills and enlivens us. Even insects we may dread, including the hated cockroach, or the stinging wasp, play crucial ecological roles, and their decline would profoundly shape our own story. By connecting butterfly and bee, moth and beetle from across the globe, the full scope of loss renders a portrait of a crisis that threatens to upend the workings of our collective history. Part warning, part celebration of the incredible variety of insects, The Insect Crisis is a wake-up call for us all.

Roberto

Author : Nina Laden
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452126828
Total Pages : 39 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Roberto written by Nina Laden and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever since he was a wee mite (a termite, that is), Roberto has wanted to be an architect. Discouraged by his wood-eating family and friends, he decides to follow his dream to the big, bug city. There he meets a slew of not-so-creepy, crawly characters who spark in him the courage to build a community for them all. With stunning collage illustrations and witty text, the creator of the bestselling The Night I Followed the Dog, Private I. Guana, and When Pigasso Met Mootisse brings to life a funny and inspirational story that will encourage readers of any age to build their dreams.

Insect Invaders

Author : Anne Capeci
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9780439314312
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (143 download)

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Download or read book Insect Invaders written by Anne Capeci and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The class is turned into insects to learn about them.

The Insect Cookbook

Author : Arnold van Huis
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231166842
Total Pages : 218 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book The Insect Cookbook written by Arnold van Huis and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 218 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Insects will be appearing on our store shelves, menus, and plates within the decade. In The Insect Cookbook, two entomologists and a chef make the case for insects as a sustainable source of protein for humans and a necessary part of our future diet. They provide consumers and chefs with the essential facts about insects for culinary use, with recipes simple enough to make at home yet boasting the international flair of the world’s most chic dishes. Insects are delicious and healthy. A large proportion of the world’s population eats them as a delicacy. In Mexico, roasted ants are considered a treat, and the Japanese adore wasps. Insects not only are a tasty and versatile ingredient in the kitchen, but also are full of protein. Furthermore, insect farming is much more sustainable than meat production. The Insect Cookbook contains delicious recipes; interviews with top chefs, insect farmers, political figures, and nutrition experts (including chef René Redzepi, whose establishment was elected three times as “best restaurant of the world”; Kofi Annan, former secretary-general of the United Nations; and Daniella Martin of Girl Meets Bug); and all you want to know about cooking with insects, teaching twenty-first-century consumers where to buy insects, which ones are edible, and how to store and prepare them at home and in commercial spaces.

What's Your Favorite Bug?

Author : Eric Carle
Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1250228638
Total Pages : 17 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis What's Your Favorite Bug? by : Eric Carle

Download or read book What's Your Favorite Bug? written by Eric Carle and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 17 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this companion to What's Your Favorite Animal? and What’s Your Favorite Color?, Eric Carle and fourteen other beloved children's book artists illustrate their favorite bugs and explain why they love them. Everybody has a favorite bug. Some like shiny, colorful beetles or busy ants or soft pale moths best. Others prefer spindly walking sticks or fuzzy caterpillars that turn into bright butterflies. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 15 children's book artists share their favorite bugs and why they love them. What's Your Favorite Bug? features words and pictures by: Eric Carle Joey Chou Eric Fan Denise Fleming Ekua Holmes Tim Hopgood Molly Idle Beth Krommes Scott Magoon Kenard Pak Maggie Rudy Britta Teckentrup Brendan Wenzel Teagan White Eugene Yelchin - GODWIN BOOKS -

Stick Insect

Author : Karen Hartley
Publisher : Heinemann-Raintree Library
ISBN 13 : 9781432912352
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Stick Insect written by Karen Hartley and published by Heinemann-Raintree Library. This book was released on 2008 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can stick insects fly? What do stick insects eat? Where do stick insects live? Are you brave enough to find out more about these interesting creatures? How are born? How do they grow, feed, move, and have babies? Where do they live and what do they look like? What makes them special?

The Prionids of the World

Author :
Publisher : The Prionids Collection
ISBN 13 : 9788090421103
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (211 download)

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Download or read book The Prionids of the World written by and published by The Prionids Collection. This book was released on 2008 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Insect Superpowers

Author : Kate Messner
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1452143676
Total Pages : 89 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (521 download)

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Download or read book Insect Superpowers written by Kate Messner and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Head-to-head combat! Astounding weapons! Extraordinary skills! Within the pages of this book, 18 awesomely real superheroes and supervillains come to life, each possessing powers far beyond the average insect. Meet the Malevolent Mimic, who wickedly disguises itself as a harmless pink orchid, only to shred unsuspecting butterflies! Or the Great Glue Shooter, who can shoot a smelly glue—from its face! Award-winning nonfiction author Kate Messner teams up with the talented Jillian Nickell in this action-packed exploration of the incredible insect abilities found in the natural world.

Fabre's Book of Insects

Author : Jean-Henri Fabre
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Fabre's Book of Insects written by Jean-Henri Fabre and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2022-01-17 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Darwin described Fabre as the' Homer of insects'. This book is a collection of essays that Fabre wrote detailing his observations of all kinds of insects in his homeland of France. Though the subject matter might sound dull to a non-scientist, Fabre manages to combine real observation with folk-lore, storytelling and culture in an immensely readable way.

The Big Book of Bugs

Author : Matthew Robertson
Publisher : Welcome Books
ISBN 13 : 9780941807333
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (73 download)

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Download or read book The Big Book of Bugs written by Matthew Robertson and published by Welcome Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of unusual facts, games, puzzles, activities, and artwork centering around the world of insects.

One More Bug: An Insect Addition Book

Author : Martha E.H. Rustad
Publisher : Amicus Ink
ISBN 13 : 9781681521145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (211 download)

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Book Synopsis One More Bug: An Insect Addition Book by : Martha E.H. Rustad

Download or read book One More Bug: An Insect Addition Book written by Martha E.H. Rustad and published by Amicus Ink. This book was released on 2017-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six new books in this colorful series introduce beginning math concepts. Count by 2s, 5s, 10s, and even all the way up to 100! Each book increases number familiarity, counting, and math skills, while also introducing fun facts about popular early childhood topics. Learn about insects while practicing addition facts with single digit numbers.

Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity

Author : Stephen Marshall
Publisher : Firefly Books
ISBN 13 : 9781770859623
Total Pages : 736 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (596 download)

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Download or read book Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity written by Stephen Marshall and published by Firefly Books. This book was released on 2017-09-01 with total page 736 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reviews of the first edition of Insects [starred review]-This book is simply bigger, prettier, and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects.- --Library Journal -An incredibly important, masterfully written and profusely illustrated work that belongs in the library of every field biologist, educator, student and naturalist . . . a book that is destined to become a natural history classic-. --Arthur V Evans, Research Collaborator, Dept. of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution Called -a milestone in insect photography- and -simply bigger, prettier and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects, - Professor Stephen Marshall's Insects is now in a new edition, with more than 500 changes to reflect the latest scientific findings since it was first published in 2006. It is a comprehensive reference on insects featuring an easy identification guide using 28 picture keys, 4000 color photographs taken in the field (not pinned specimens), expert advice on observing insects, and more. Insects enables readers and starting entomologists to identify most insects quickly and accurately. More than 50 pages of picture keys lead to appropriate chapters and specific photos, to confirm identification. The keys are surprisingly comprehensive and easy for non-specialists to use. Features include: detailed chapters covering insect orders and insect families a brief examination of common families of related terrestrial arthropods 4000+ color photographs showing typical behaviors and key characteristics three indexes--common family names, photographs, general index expert guidance on observing, collecting and photographing insects new remarks on declining habitat and threats to biodiversity. This book has been widely and thoroughly praised. It is now ready for a new generation of new, and lifetime students of entomology.

The Backyard Bug Book for Kids

Author : Lauren Davidson
Publisher : Rockridge Press
ISBN 13 : 9781641525251
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Backyard Bug Book for Kids written by Lauren Davidson and published by Rockridge Press. This book was released on 2019-09-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crawl into the wonderful world of bugs—a fun photographic adventure for kids ages 3 to 5 Take your child on an educational adventure bursting with the kinds of colorful photographs you need in bug books for kids. The Backyard Bug Book for Kids has everything you’d want in bug books for kids: a story, pictures, and activities combined. Introduce your little one to the types of bugs they’re likely to see during their day, then help them remember what they’ve learned with fun, on-the-page challenges. Go beyond other bug books for kids with: Bugs galore―Learn cool facts about familiar insects: ladybugs, grasshoppers, dragonflies, and more. Amazing pictures―See creepy crawlies up close with big and colorful photos. Exciting activities―Continue the learning with all kinds of bug-themed activities. Give your child a bug’s-eye view of the world with this must-have title for anyone interested in bug books for kids.

Fabre's Book of Insects

Author : Randolph Stawell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781649651051
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Fabre's Book of Insects written by Randolph Stawell and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-22 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mrs. Stawell's retelling of Fabre's classic 10 volume series "Souvenirs Entmologieques." A condensed version, this retelling includes such notorious insects as the beetle, the cicada, the paying mantis, the mason-wasp, and many more. A great introduction to the study of insects for young children. ?First published in 1921, this edition is derived from the original book published with 12 color illustrations by Jessie E.J. Detmold. As always, this edition is complete and unabridged.