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  • Garden Insects of North America

    The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs - Second Edition

    An updated edition of the most complete resource on backyard insects availableThis second edition of Garden Insects of North America solidifies its place as the most comprehensive guide to the common insects, mites, and other “bugs” found in the backyards and gardens of the United States and Canada. Featuring 3,300 full-color photos and concise, detailed text, this fully revised book covers the ... Leer más

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  • Honeybee Democracy

    Honeybees make decisions collectively--and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes ... Leer más

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  • The Five Habits of Highly Effective Honeybees (and What We Can Learn from Them)

    From Honeybee Democracy

    Series series Princeton Shorts
    Studies of animal behavior have often been invoked to help explain and even guide human behavior. Think of Pavlov and his dogs or Goodall and her chimps. But, as these examples indicate, the tendency has been to focus on "higher," more cognitively developed, and thus, it is thought, more intelligent creatures than mindless, robotic insects. Not so! Learn here how honeybees work together to form a ... Leer más

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  • The Sting of the Wild

    The “King of Sting” describes his adventures with insects and the pain scale that’s made him a scientific celebrity.Silver, Science (Adult Non-Fiction) Foreword INDIES Award 2017Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it’s a brave exploration, others shake their heads in disbelief. His goal? To compare the impacts of stinging insects on humans, mainly using himself as the test ... Leer más

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  • Bees

    Their Vision, Chemical Senses, and Language

    Over half a century of brilliant scientific detective work, the Nobel Prize-winning biologist Karl von Frisch learned how the world, looks, smells, and tastes to a bee. More significantly, he discovered their dance language and their ability to use the sun as a compass. Intended to serve as an accessible introduction to one of the most fascinating areas of biology, Bees (first published in 1950 ... Leer más

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  • The Book of Beetles

    A Life-Size Guide to Six Hundred of Nature's Gems

    Edición de Patrice Bouchard ...
    "Profiles 600 of the most stunning, most wonderfully adapted beetles around . . . The result is a work that is nothing short of magnificent." — WiredWhen renowned British geneticist J. B. S. Haldane was asked what could be inferred about God from a study of his works, Haldane replied, "An inordinate fondness for beetles." With 350,000 known species, and scientific estimates that millions more have ... Leer más

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  • Insecto-Pedia (Insects Of The World)

    Insects, Spiders and Bug Facts for Kids

    Series series Awesome Kids Educational Books
    Have you ever watched a child play outdoors? If you have then it is a certainty that you have seen them play with all the creepy crawly there are around. Children seem to be drawn to the world of insects. An Insecto-pedia world picture is the perfect way for your child to see that there are more insects in the world than just the ones in your back yard. You can sit your child down and explore the ... Leer más

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  • An Obsession With Butterflies

    Our Long Love Affair With A Singular Insect

    Sharman Apt Russell again blends her lush voice and keen scientific eye in this marvelous book about butterflies. From Hindu mythology to Aztec sacrifices, butterflies have served as a metaphor for resurrection and transformation. Even during World War II, children in a Polish death camp scratched hundreds of butterflies onto the walls of their barracks. But as Russell points out in this rich and ... Leer más

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  • Silent Sparks

    The Wondrous World of Fireflies

    de Sara Lewis ...
    An informative, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look at the beloved fireflyFor centuries, the beauty of fireflies has evoked wonder and delight. Yet for most of us, fireflies remain shrouded in mystery: How do fireflies make their light? What are they saying with their flashing? And what do fireflies look for in a mate? In Silent Sparks, noted biologist and firefly expert Sara Lewis ... Leer más

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  • Spiders:101 Fun Facts & Amazing Pictures ( Featuring The World's Top 6 Spiders)

    de Janet Evans ...
    This book depicts the wonder of the world of Spiders in all its glory. Children are given a well-rounded understanding of these fascinating creatures: their anatomy, feeding habits and behavior. The following spiders are featured: * The mysterious Black Widow * The dangerous Brazilian Wandering Spider * The shy Brown Recluse Spider * The deceptive Crab Spider * The fun-loving Jumping Spider * The ... Leer más

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  • Bugs Up Close

    A Magnified Look at the Incredible World of Insects

    Bugs are usually so small that we hardly notice them, let alone think of them as living beings. But call upon the magnifying glass, and a shapeless jumble of legs, wings, and antennae suddenly start staring back at us.About 80 percent of the Earth’s animals are insects. While there are millions of different species, we rarely see many of them . . . until now. Thanks to the photography of John ... Leer más

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  • Caddisflies

    The Underwater Architects

    de Glenn Wiggins ...
    Series series Heritage
    Caddisflies constitute the insect order Trichoptera in which some 10,000 species are known in the world, including about 1400 in North America. Fossil evidence shows that caddisflies originated in the Triassic period, 200-250 million years ago. They are important links in the movement of energy and nutrients through freshwater ecosystems due largely to the extraordinary diversification in their ... Leer más

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