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What Insects Do, and Why

Author : Ross Piper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 0691217696
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book What Insects Do, and Why written by Ross Piper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated look at the lives and mind-boggling behaviors of insects What Insects Do, and Why takes you on an unforgettable tour of the insect world, presenting these amazing creatures as you have never seen them before. This stunningly illustrated guide explores how insects live, ranging from elegant displays of courtship to brutal acts of predation, and provides insights into the marvelous diversity of insects all around us. Along the way, Ross Piper discusses insect evolution, reproduction and life cycles, feeding strategies, defenses, sociality, parasite-host interactions, human impacts on insects, and more. Features a wealth of breathtaking color photos, illustrations, and graphics Explores the remarkable lifestyles of exotic insects as well as those in your own backyard Draws on the latest research on how insects live

How to Read an Insect

Author : Ross Piper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780750997102
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (971 download)

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Download or read book How to Read an Insect written by Ross Piper and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-17 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essential guide to insect behaviour, perfect for the inquisitive gardener or nature lover

What Good Are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life

Author : Gilbert WALDBAUER
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674044746
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis What Good Are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life by : Gilbert WALDBAUER

Download or read book What Good Are Bugs? Insects in the Web of Life written by Gilbert WALDBAUER and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, the first to catalogue ecologically important insects by their roles, gives us an enlightening look at how insects work in ecosystems--what they do, how they live, and how they make life as we know it possible. Waldbauer combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world, describing the intriguing and sometimes amazing behavior of these tiny creatures. As entertaining as it is informative, this charmingly illustrated volume captures the full sweep of insects' integral place in the web of life.

Insects Do the Strangest Things

Author : Leonora Hornblow
Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN 13 : 9780394943060
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (43 download)

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Book Synopsis Insects Do the Strangest Things by : Leonora Hornblow

Download or read book Insects Do the Strangest Things written by Leonora Hornblow and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1990-04-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes nineteen insects that have peculiar and strange characteristics, such as the camouflage of the walking stick, the driver ants that prefer people to picnics, and the bugs that row themselves like boats on the water's surface.

Buzz, Sting, Bite

Author : Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982112875
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Buzz, Sting, Bite written by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-07-02 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them. Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes on their penises, and tongues under their feet. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them. Most of us know that we would not have honey without honeybees, but without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. No cocoa, no chocolate. The ink that was used to write the Declaration of Independence was derived from galls on oak trees, which are induced by a small wasp. The fruit fly was essential to medical and biological research experiments that resulted in six Nobel prizes. Blowfly larva can clean difficult wounds; flour beetle larva can digest plastic; several species of insects have been essential to the development of antibiotics. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They pollinate flowers, including crops that we depend on. They provide food for other animals, such as birds and bats. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Life as we know it depends on these small creatures. With ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson as our capable, entertaining guide into the insect world, we’ll learn that there is more variety among insects than we can even imagine and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Buzz, Sting, Bite is an essential introduction to the little creatures that make the world go round.

Pollinators, Predators & Parasites

Author : Clarke Scholtz
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
ISBN 13 : 1775846326
Total Pages : 1188 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Pollinators, Predators & Parasites written by Clarke Scholtz and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2020-03-10 with total page 1188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pollinators, parasites, purifiers, predators, decomposers – insects arguably play the most important roles in the functioning of the Earth’s ecosystems. This lavishly illustrated and highly authoritative book is structured around southern Africa’s 13 distinct biomes; it reflects the essential role insects play in most ecological processes such as pollination, predation, parasitism, soil modification and nutrient recycling; details how they serve as food for multitudes of other organisms, including bacteria and fungi, as well as specially adapted plants, insect-feeding arthropods, reptiles, birds and mammals; depicts the insects and phenomena described in some 2,000 photographs that accompany the accessible text; highlights the crucial role insects play as ecosystem service providers, giving intimate insight into the beauty and importance of insects in the natural world. Includes a guide to each of the 25 insect orders found in southern Africa, with images showing their diagnostic characters. This key publication detailing the latest research in the field of entomology will appeal to academics and nature enthusiasts alike.

Rebugging the Planet

Author : Vicki Hird
Publisher : Chelsea Green Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1645020193
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Rebugging the Planet written by Vicki Hird and published by Chelsea Green Publishing. This book was released on 2021-09-16 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This is a lovely little book that could and should have a big impact...Let’s all get rebugging right away!"—Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall Meet the intelligent insects, marvelous minibeasts, and inspirational invertebrates that help shape our planet—and discover how you can help them help us by rebugging your attitude today! Remember when there were bugs on your windshield? Ever wonder where they went? We need to act now if we are to help the insects survive. Robin Wall Kimmerer, David Attenborough, and Elizabeth Kolbert are but a few voices championing the rewilding of our world. Rebugging the Planet explains how we are headed toward “insectageddon” with a rate of insect extinction eight times faster than that of mammals or birds, and gives us crucial information to help all those essential creepy-crawlies flourish once more. Author Vicki Hird passionately demonstrates how insects and invertebrates are the cornerstone of our global ecosystem. They pollinate plants, feed birds, support and defend our food crops, and clean our water systems. They are also beautiful, inventive, and economically invaluable—bees, for example, contribute an estimated $235 to $577 billion to the US economy annually, according to Forbes. Rebugging the Planet shows us small changes we can make to have a big impact on our littlest allies: Learn how to rewild parks, schools, sidewalks, roadsides, and other green spaces. Leave your garden to grow a little wild and plant weedkiller-free, wildlife-friendly plants. Take your kids on a minibeast treasure hunt and learn how to build bug palaces. Make bug-friendly choices with your food and support good farming practices Begin to understand how reducing inequality and poverty will help nature and wildlife too—it’s all connected. So do your part and start rebugging today! The bees, ants, earthworms, butterflies, beetles, grasshoppers, ladybugs, snails, and slugs will thank you—and our planet will thank you too.

What Insects Do, and Why

Author : Ross Piper
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069123096X
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (912 download)

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Download or read book What Insects Do, and Why written by Ross Piper and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2021-08-10 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A beautifully illustrated look at the lives and mind-boggling behaviors of insects What Insects Do, and Why takes you on an unforgettable tour of the insect world, presenting these amazing creatures as you have never seen them before. This stunningly illustrated guide explores how insects live, ranging from elegant displays of courtship to brutal acts of predation, and provides insights into the marvelous diversity of insects all around us. Along the way, Ross Piper discusses insect evolution, reproduction and life cycles, feeding strategies, defenses, sociality, parasite-host interactions, human impacts on insects, and more. Features a wealth of breathtaking color photos, illustrations, and graphics Explores the remarkable lifestyles of exotic insects as well as those in your own backyard Draws on the latest research on how insects live

Where Do Insects Live?

Author : Susan Canizares
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780590397933
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Where Do Insects Live? written by Susan Canizares and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographs and simple text describe the habitats of different insects.

Why Do Insects Have Six Legs?

Author : Pat Jacobs
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1499432437
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (994 download)

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Download or read book Why Do Insects Have Six Legs? written by Pat Jacobs and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Is that creepy critter an insect? How do these tiny creatures survive? This volume brings readers up close and personal with many different insect species, including dung beetles, moths, and praying mantises. They’ll learn how to classify insects into different groups, such as true flies and true bugs. Readers will love learning about amazing senses and skills insects have developed over time, from a fly’s many mini-eyes to an orchid mantis’s disguise. Color photographs and diagrams guide readers through the insect world and illustrate important life science concepts, such as metamorphosis and evolution. Diagrams and sidebars add even more fun facts to this exciting journey through a bug’s life.

Insects Through the Seasons

Author : Gilbert Waldbauer
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674454897
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (548 download)

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Download or read book Insects Through the Seasons written by Gilbert Waldbauer and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the success story of insects, discussing how the nearly one million known species have managed to survive and thrive in the varying climates and conditions of the earth, focusing on the cecropia moth as a basis for comparison.

Do You Know about Insects?

Author : Buffy Silverman
Publisher : Lerner Digital ™
ISBN 13 : 1512466492
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book Do You Know about Insects? written by Buffy Silverman and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! What do a bee, a butterfly, and an ant have in common? They’re all insects! But do you know what makes an insect an insect? Read this book to find out! Learn all about reptiles, fish, mammals, and other animal groups in the Meet the Animal Groups series - part of the Lightning Bolt BooksTM collection. With high-energy designs, exciting photos, and fun text, Lightning Bolt BooksTM bring nonfiction topics to life!

How to Read an Insect

Author : Dr Ross Piper
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781803991610
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (916 download)

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Download or read book How to Read an Insect written by Dr Ross Piper and published by . This book was released on 2022-11-03 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Simon and Schuster's Guide to Insects

Author : Ross H. Arnett
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 0671250140
Total Pages : 516 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Simon and Schuster's Guide to Insects written by Ross H. Arnett and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1981 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An ... field guide to 350 species, with more than 1000 ... full-color illustrations.

Innumerable Insects

Author : Michael S. Engel
Publisher : Sterling
ISBN 13 : 9781454923237
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (232 download)

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Download or read book Innumerable Insects written by Michael S. Engel and published by Sterling. This book was released on 2018-10 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection. It is estimated that there are around five million insect species on Earth, and this magnificent volume tells their incredible story. It covers everything from insect evolution, metamorphosis, and camouflage to society, language, and pollination--plus tales of discovery by intrepid entomologists. More than 180 illustrations describe these fascinating animals down to their tiniest details, from butterflies' iridescent wings to beetles' vibrant colors.

Insects

Author : Herbert S. Zim
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1582381291
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (823 download)

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Download or read book Insects written by Herbert S. Zim and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2001-04-14 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to North American insects which describes their life, reproduction cycles and feeding habits. Also includes a range guide.

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.