Fireflies, Honey, and Silk (Övrig)
avDr. Gilbert Waldbauer
ISBN: 9780520268074 - UTGIVEN: 2010-12-07The ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear - This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldb[...]
How Not to Be Eaten (Inbunden)
avGilbert Waldbauer
ISBN: 9780520269125 - UTGIVEN: 2012-02-13By explaining the many ways in which insects avoid becoming a meal for a predator, and the ways in which predators evade their defensive strategies, this book conveys an essential understanding of the unrelenting co-evolutionary forces at work in the world around us.[...]
Insects Through the Seasons (Pocket)
avGilbert Waldbauer
ISBN: 9780674454897 - UTGIVEN: 1998-02They appeared on earth 400 million years ago, long before the first reptile, bird or mammal. They make up about 75 percent of the 1.2 million currently known species of animal. As many as 30,000 of them coexist and interact in one square yard of the top inch of a forest's soil. The success of insect[...]
