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Water Striders

Author : John Moehl
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1666721514
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (667 download)

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Download or read book Water Striders written by John Moehl and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-03 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlie Stancik was born in sage and juniper scrub on lands reclaimed from ancient waters--lands whose first outside settlers were Bohemians seeking the end of the rainbow. Charlie seeks his own Xanadu, feeling he must leave the lake bed to find the life he deserves--the life he needs. His pilgrimage takes him to the shores of Lake Michigan, evolving from homelessness to a position of some wealth and power--evolving from a lost soul to someone who has found his soulmate. This seemingly implausible trajectory had been made possible by the enigmatic Robin McCandless and his obscure and potent company, Delpro. Work with Delpro takes Charlie to the furthest corners of the globe and into the darkest shadows. Charlie becomes a key actor in a drama he scarcely understands--a drama that places him in great jeopardy. Charlie the prodigy walks a fine line with Charlie the criminal--the path ultimately guided not by the elusive Robin McCandless but by Rodney Mills, a government investigator with a long history with Delpro and its sordid acts. In the end, Charlie realizes that love in the present and freedom from the past are the riches he has sought.

Marine Water-Striders of the Dana-Expeditions (Insecta: Hemiptera)

Author : Herring
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004628509
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (46 download)

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Download or read book Marine Water-Striders of the Dana-Expeditions (Insecta: Hemiptera) written by Herring and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1958-12 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Summer of the Water Strider

Author : Tim Lott
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1849835845
Total Pages : 329 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (498 download)

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Download or read book The Last Summer of the Water Strider written by Tim Lott and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2015-06-18 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A captivating 1970s-set novel that is both a coming-of-age and an End-of-an-Age story: about love, the lure of idealism, innocence and decadence. Adam is seventeen, the only son of straitlaced, cautious Ray and Evie.Life is slow, unbearably routine, in their low-rise council block in the London suburbs, until tragedy strikes, leaving Adam unhinged with grief. Rejecting any consolation at home, Adam is sent to spend the long hot 1970s summer with Ray's unlikely brother, the enigmatic Dr Henry Templeton - guru and spiritual teacher. With few possessions and even fewer ambitions for his future, Adam arrives at his uncle's houseboat in the West Country. Henry is charismatic, unfamiliar, full of eccentric ideas and projects. As the summer unspools, Adam meets first Strawberry, an ethereal American girl living in a shack in the woods; and then Ashley, whose father, the local vicar, is locked in conflict with Henry and his circle's 'alternative' way of life. While Adam falls under the spell of pretty, knowing Ashley, Henry, set on pursuing his personal vision unbendingly, seals the shocking fate of Strawberry, Adam and ultimately himself. 'I was very moved by The Last Summer of the Water Strider, which is both exquisitely specific to time and place and universal in its examination of humanity, grief and the bizarre prisons that people build for themselves - and one another. Funny, fascinating, mysterious and provocative' Sadie Jones, author of The Outcast 'Great storytelling and superb characterisation. Very few writers can evoke quintessential Englishness in its myriad forms like Tim Lott. I loved it' Irvine Welsh

The Songs of Insects

Author : Lang Elliott
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Songs of Insects written by Lang Elliott and published by Houghton Mifflin. This book was released on 2007 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Songs of Insects is a celebration of the chirps, trills, and scrapes of seventy-seven common species of crickets, katydids, locusts, and cicadas native to eastern and central North America. The photographs in this book will surprise and delight all who behold them. Many of the insects' colors are brilliant and jewellike, and they are displayed beautifully here. This book and accompanying CD provide a unique doorway to enjoyment of the insect concerts and solos that dominate our natural soundscape during the summer and autumn. The text includes information on the natural history of insects, identification tips, and an appreciation of insect song. A seventy-minute audio CD features high-quality recordings of the songs of all species, track-keyed to the information presented in the text.

Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, Second Edition

Author : Frank R. Spellman
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1420075306
Total Pages : 868 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations, Second Edition written by Frank R. Spellman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-11-18 with total page 868 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hailed on its initial publication as a real-world, practical handbook, the second edition of Handbook of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations continues to make the same basic point: water and wastewater operators must have a basic skill set that is both wide and deep. They must be generalists, well-rounded in the sciences, cyber operations, math operations, mechanics, technical concepts, and common sense. With coverage that spans the breadth and depth of the field, the handbook explores the latest principles and technologies and provides information necessary to prepare for licensure exams. Expanded from beginning to end, this second edition provides a no-holds-barred look at current management issues and includes the latest security information for protecting public assets. It presents in-depth coverage of management aspects and security needs and a new chapter covering the basics of blueprint reading. The chapter on water and wastewater mathematics has tripled in size and now contains an additional 200 problems and 350 math system operational problems with solutions. The manual examines numerous real-world operating scenarios, such as the intake of raw sewage and the treatment of water via residual management, and each scenario includes a comprehensive problem-solving practice set. The text follows a non-traditional paradigm based on real-world experience and proven parameters. Clearly written and user friendly, this revision of a bestseller builds on the remarkable success of the first edition. This book is a thorough compilation of water science, treatment information, process control procedures, problem-solving techniques, safety and health information, and administrative and technological trends.

A Field Guide to the Familiar

Author : Gale Lawrence
Publisher : UPNE
ISBN 13 : 9780874518658
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to the Familiar written by Gale Lawrence and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1998 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A book for anyone seeking a deeper understanding of the natural world.

Deadly Insects

Author : Andrew Solway
Publisher : Capstone Classroom
ISBN 13 : 9781403465726
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (657 download)

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Download or read book Deadly Insects written by Andrew Solway and published by Capstone Classroom. This book was released on 2005 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the lives of deadly insects including the dragonfly, assassin bugs, tiger beetles, and wasps.

Insects and Spiders of the World

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Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
ISBN 13 : 9780761473442
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (734 download)

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Download or read book Insects and Spiders of the World written by and published by Marshall Cavendish. This book was released on 2003 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces insects and spiders from around the world, encompassing biology, behavior, habitat, and more.

Science Fair Winners: Bug Science

Author : Karen Romano Young
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426305192
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Science Fair Winners: Bug Science written by Karen Romano Young and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2009 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It might be creepy, but entomology is one cool branch of science for kids Bug Science is a funny, educational book filled with cool workshops that are ideal for science fairs. Sometimes it's all about the bugs, like an experiment to reroute ants. Sometimes it's about how we interact with bugs, like the workshop on spider phobias. You can even turn your friends into bug bait to see who has the sweetest skin. Bug Science is peppered with sidebars from entomologists and is sure to inspire a new appreciation for the buggy world we live in. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Aquatic Entomology

Author : W. Patrick McCafferty
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
ISBN 13 : 9780867200171
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book Aquatic Entomology written by W. Patrick McCafferty and published by Jones & Bartlett Learning. This book was released on 1983 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written in language that is accessible to the sports fisherman and the naturalist and with over 1,000 original illustrations, the book includes features such as coverage of all insect families and genera important to fly fishing; comphrensive treatment of the biology of all life stages of aquatic insects including terrestrial as well as aquatic stages; special chapters on shore dwelling insects, insects associated with aquatic vascular plants, residents of tree holes and plant cups, aquatic arachnids and freshwater crustaceans.

How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls

Author : David Hu
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691169861
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (911 download)

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Download or read book How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls written by David Hu and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discovering the secrets of animal movement and what they can teach us Insects walk on water, snakes slither, and fish swim. Animals move with astounding grace, speed, and versatility: how do they do it, and what can we learn from them? In How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls, David Hu takes readers on an accessible, wondrous journey into the world of animal motion. From basement labs at MIT to the rain forests of Panama, Hu shows how animals have adapted and evolved to traverse their environments, taking advantage of physical laws with results that are startling and ingenious. In turn, the latest discoveries about animal mechanics are inspiring scientists to invent robots and devices that move with similar elegance and efficiency. Hu follows scientists as they investigate a multitude of animal movements, from the undulations of sandfish and the way that dogs shake off water in fractions of a second to the seemingly crash-resistant characteristics of insect flight. Not limiting his exploration to individual organisms, Hu describes the ways animals enact swarm intelligence, such as when army ants cooperate and link their bodies to create bridges that span ravines. He also looks at what scientists learn from nature’s unexpected feats—such as snakes that fly, mosquitoes that survive rainstorms, and dead fish that swim upstream. As researchers better understand such issues as energy, flexibility, and water repellency in animal movement, they are applying this knowledge to the development of cutting-edge technology. Integrating biology, engineering, physics, and robotics, How to Walk on Water and Climb up Walls demystifies the remarkable mechanics behind animal locomotion.

The Other Insect Societies

Author : James T. Costa
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674021631
Total Pages : 824 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (216 download)

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Download or read book The Other Insect Societies written by James T. Costa and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2006-09-30 with total page 824 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In his exploration of insect societies that don't fit the eusocial schema, James T. Costa gives these interesting phenomena their due. He synthesizes the scattered literature about social phenomena across the arthropod phylum: beetles and bugs, caterpillars and cockroaches, mantids and membracids, sawflies and spiders.

Brittle Stars & Mudbugs

Author : Patricia K. Lichen
Publisher : Sasquatch Books
ISBN 13 : 9781570612206
Total Pages : 210 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book Brittle Stars & Mudbugs written by Patricia K. Lichen and published by Sasquatch Books. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Birds that walk underwater. Slugs that mate while suspended in midair. Frogs who star on Hollywood soundtracks. The Pacific Northwest abounds in natural wonders, and here are field guides as interesting as the world they describe. Filled with both amazing and amusing true-life tales about Northwest plants and animals, this new series of uncommon field guides will appeal to the casual observer and the avid naturalist alike. Each of these illustrated books describes more than sixty plants, animals, and natural phenomena of a particular Northwest habitat. Author Patricia Lichen combines standard field guide information about habitat, appearance, and range with delightful and engaging descriptions of the little-known facts, surprising details, and amusing -- even bizarre -- tidbits rarely found in ordinary field guides. Discover how amazing the Northwest natural world really is with these uncommon field guides.

Aquatic Insects

Author : Royal Entomological Society of London. Symposium
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1845934334
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (459 download)

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Download or read book Aquatic Insects written by Royal Entomological Society of London. Symposium and published by CABI. This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Considers the challenges facing insect populations in aquatic environments and how they have adapted to achieve such prominence in virtually all habitats." SUMMARY.

Bugs Rule!

Author : Whitney Cranshaw
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 140084892X
Total Pages : 495 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (8 download)

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Download or read book Bugs Rule! written by Whitney Cranshaw and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-09-15 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors

Into the Illusive World

Author : Paul A. Moore
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 303020202X
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book Into the Illusive World written by Paul A. Moore and published by Springer. This book was released on 2019-07-12 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever thought about what a dog smells as it stops to sniff at a tree? Or what a cat is watching as it stares intensely off into space? What about animals in the wild? What do they see, hear, smell, and feel? How do they perceive their surroundings? This is the illusive world. A world filled with fascinating stimuli that we are not equipped to detect. This is particularly true because we tend to rely so heavily on our eyes or ears. We are figuratively, and literally, blind to this part of the natural world. This part, which is full of stimuli we cannot perceive, encompasses the daily lives of so many animals. Beneath our feet are ants, moles, and spiders using vibrations to coordinate colonies and communicate danger. In the oceans, turtles, fish, and octopi are sensitive to magnetic and electric fields, as well as tasty morsels at the tips of their tentacles. In the skies, owls and raptors can see deep into a lake or pierce the night with highly sensitive eyes. This book brings together all these animals and their amazing sensory abilities in an exploration of how animals perceive their world. Within these pages are wonderful and exciting stories of organisms using their senses to perform sophisticated communication with nestmates, find hidden prey in the dark of night or murky of depths, and call to lovers both near and far. This book will open the door to this illusive world and will take you on a journey into the illusive world and see how different the world is when perceived through another animal’s senses.

Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition

Author : Lee Alan Dugatkin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 022644841X
Total Pages : 593 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (264 download)

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Download or read book Principles of Animal Behavior, 4th Edition written by Lee Alan Dugatkin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2020-01-15 with total page 593 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the last edition of this definitive textbook was published in 2013, much has happened in the field of animal behavior. In this fourth edition, Lee Alan Dugatkin draws on cutting-edge new work not only to update and expand on the studies presented, but also to reinforce the previous editions’ focus on ultimate and proximate causation, as well as the book’s unique emphasis on natural selection, learning, and cultural transmission. The result is a state-of-the-art textbook on animal behavior that explains underlying concepts in a way that is both scientifically rigorous and accessible to students. Each chapter in the book provides a sound theoretical and conceptual basis upon which the empirical studies rest. A completely new feature in this edition are the Cognitive Connection boxes in Chapters 2–17, designed to dig deep into the importance of the cognitive underpinnings to many types of behaviors. Each box focuses on a specific issue related to cognition and the particular topic covered in that chapter. As Principles of Animal Behavior makes clear, the tapestry of animal behavior is created from weaving all of these components into a beautiful whole. With Dugatkin’s exquisitely illustrated, comprehensive, and up-to-date fourth edition, we are able to admire that beauty anew.