The ancestry of insects
Author: Alpheus Spring Packard
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Published: 1873
Total Pages: 46
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History of Insects
Author: A.P. Rasnitsyn
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Published: 2006-05-05
Total Pages: 524
ISBN-13: 0306475774
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first single book to cover the whole of the fossil history of insects so comprehensively. The volume embraces subjects from the history of insect palaeontology to the diagnostic features of all insect orders, both extant and extinct.
The Book of Nature
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Publisher:
Published: 1820
Total Pages: 28
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKA father tells his child about the wonder of the natural world from a Christian point of view.
Evolution of the Insects
Author: David Grimaldi
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005-05-16
Total Pages: 790
ISBN-13: 9780521821490
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInsects are the most diverse group of organisms in the 3 billion-year history of life on Earth, and the most ecologically dominant animals on land. This book chronicles for the first time the complete evolutionary history of insects: their living diversity, relationships and 400 million years of fossils. Whereas other volumes have focused on either living species or fossils, this is the first comprehensive synthesis of all aspects of insect evolution. The book is illustrated with 955 photo- and electronmicrographs, drawings, diagrams, and field photos, many in full colour and virtually all of them original. The book will appeal to anyone engaged with insect diversity: professional entomologists and students, insect and fossil collectors, and naturalists.
Insects
Author: Steven A. Marshall
Publisher: Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 790
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn examination of the characteristics, habitat and behavior of insects, including comprehensive picture keys for insect identification.
Bugged
Author: Sarah Albee
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Published: 2014-04-15
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 0802734227
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA funny, insightful exploration of the clash between the human and insect worlds - to sometimes disastrous results
A Natural History of Insects in 100 Limericks
Author: Richard Jones
Publisher: Pelagic Publishing Ltd
Published: 2021-05-04
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 1784272515
DOWNLOAD EBOOKInsects are often overlooked because they are small or ignored because they are deemed trivial, and many are dismissed as nuisance pests. But their numbers and diversity are mind-numbing, and under even a modest hand lens they are beautiful or bizarre. Insects dominate the centre ground of all terrestrial and most aquatic ecosystems. They inform us of the conservation value of ancient woodland and chalk downland. They help monitor the purity or pollution levels of ponds, streams and rivers. And they can demonstrate the effects of climate change, acting as warning lights to alert us to the damage that humans are doing to the world. Recent insectageddon headlines are starting to make people sit up and take more notice. What better way to promote an interest in these fascinating creatures than by poetizing them? This cornucopia of discordant nonsense, with some quite frankly dubious rhyming clashes, is offered up so that entomological outreach will at least benefit from their shock value.
Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America
Author: Paul E. Hanson
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Published: 2016-06-15
Total Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 150170429X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKVisitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the showiest of birds, and they have a fascinating natural history. With their beautifully illustrated guide to insects and other arthropods, Paul E. Hanson and Kenji Nishida put the focus on readily observable insects that one encounters while strolling through a tropical forest in the Americas. It is a general belief that insects in the tropics are larger and more colorful than insects in temperate regions, but this simply reflects a greater diversity of nearly all types of insects in the tropics. On a single rainforest tree, for example, you will find more species of ant than in all of England.Though written for those who have no prior knowledge of insects, this book should also prove useful to those who study them. In addition to descriptions of the principal insect families, the reader will find a wealth of biological information that serves as an introduction to the natural history of insects and related classes. Sidebars on insect behavior and ecological factors enhance the descriptive accounts. Kenji Nishida's stunning photographs—many of which show insects in action in their natural settings—add appeal to every page. A final chapter provides a glimpse into the intriguing world of spiders, scorpions, crabs, and other arthropods.
Insect Mythology
Author: Gene Kritsky
Publisher: iUniverse
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 158
ISBN-13: 0595150179
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMythology 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.
Edible Insects
Author: Gina Louise Hunter
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 2021-09-16
Total Pages: 177
ISBN-13: 1789144477
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom grasshoppers to grubs, an eye-opening look at insect cuisine around the world. An estimated two billion people worldwide regularly consume insects, yet bugs are rarely eaten in the West. Why are some disgusted at the thought of eating insects while others find them delicious? Edible Insects: A Global History provides a broad introduction to the role of insects as human food, from our prehistoric past to current food trends—and even recipes. On the menu are beetles, butterflies, grasshoppers, and grubs of many kinds, with stories that highlight traditional methods of insect collection, preparation, consumption, and preservation. But we not only encounter the culinary uses of creepy-crawlies across many cultures. We also learn of the potential of insects to alleviate global food shortages and natural resource overexploitation, as well as the role of world-class chefs in making insects palatable to consumers in the West.
