| Insects Through the Seasons Contributor(s): Waldbauer, Gilbert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0674454898 ISBN-13: 9780674454897 Publisher: Harvard University Press OUR PRICE: $30.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1998 Annotation: They appeared on Earth 400 million years ago, long before the first reptile, bird, or mammal, and they may well last 400 million more. The remarkable success story of insects, unparalleled in evolution or ecology, is the story told in this delightful and eminently readable book. 22 line illustrations. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Animals - Insects & Spiders - Science | Life Sciences - Zoology - Entomology - Nature | Ecology |
| Dewey: 595.705 |
| Physical Information: 0.83" H x 5.91" W x 9.21" (0.91 lbs) 308 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: They 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 animals. As many as 30,000 of them coexist and interact in one square yard of the top inch of a forest's soil. The unparalleled success of insects is the story told in this highly entertaining book. How do these often tiny but indefatigable creatures do it? Gilbert Waldbauer pursues this question from hot springs and Himalayan slopes to roadsides and forests, scrutinizing insect life in its many manifestations. Insects through the Seasons will educate and charm the expert, the passionate amateur, and the merely curious about our most populous and tenacious neighbors. |
Contributor Bio(s): Waldbauer, Gilbert: - Gilbert Waldbauer is Professor Emeritus of Entomology at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. |