Practical Entomologist
Practical Entomologist

Author: Rick Imes

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1992-08

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 0671746952

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Includes glossary and lists of biological equipment suppliers and entomological organizations.

Insect Mythology
Insect Mythology

Author: Gene Kritsky

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 158

ISBN-13: 0595150179

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Mythology is a subject that has entertained people for thousands of years. These stories of gods and supernatural beings of the distant past are important in explaining how things came to be and are an integral part of societies. Insect myths are numerous and widespread in mythology, but have received little attention. This is the first book dedicated specifically to showing the important roles insects have played in mythology. This is a comprehensive and readable survey of insect myths from around the world. The book ranges from older, better-known insect myths such as sacred scarabs to new unpublished subjects such as insects as examples of parallel mythology. Numerous black and white figures are found in the book including new figures not previously seen in entomological literature. How insects are related to larger themes of mythology such as symbols and parallel mythology is discussed. Insects in Old World mythology (Egypt, China, etc.) and New World mythology (Native American, Mayan, etc.) are featured. This book brings to light the fascinating role that insects played in mythology and is the most comprehensive and authoritative reference on the subject.

Insect Molecular Biology and Ecology
Insect Molecular Biology and Ecology

Author: Klaus H. Hoffmann

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2014-12-19

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 1482231891

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Insects represent the most abundant and diverse animal group on Earth. The number of described species is more than one million and up to ten million are estimated. Insects have one of the widest distributions in the world because they have adapted to extreme ranges of environments.Molecular ecology studies ecological processes based on the analysi

Call of Nature
Call of Nature

Author: Richard Jones

Publisher: Pelagic Publishing Ltd

Published: 2017-02-01

Total Pages: 374

ISBN-13: 1784271063

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'a true gem' —London Naturalist 'I love this book' —Nick Baker The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor learn your way around different species droppings. There's also a dung-feeder s identification guide that includes the species you re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap. Journey through the digestive systems of humans, farm and wild animals, and meet some of nature’s ultimate recyclers as they eat, breed in and compete for dung. The fall of bodily waste onto the ground is the start of a race against the clock as a multitude of dung-feeders and scavengers consume this rich food source. From the enigmatic dung-rolling beetles to bat guano and giant elephant droppings, dung creates a miniature ecosystem to be explored by the aspiring dung watcher. The author completes the book with an identification guide to dung itself, so that you can identify the animal that left it behind. Pellets or pats? Scats, spraints, frass, guano, spoor – learn your way around different species’ droppings. There’s also a dung-feeder’s identification guide that includes the species you’re most likely to encounter on an exploration of the dung heap.

Insect Museum
Insect Museum

Author: Sonia Dourlot

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781554074839

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Close-ups of a miniature universe.