Author: John Gooderham Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING ISBN: 9780643066687 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 246
Book Description
Freshwater invertebrates identification guide for both professionals and non-professionals. Contains a key to all the macroinvertebrate groups and photographs of live specimens.
Author: Lucille Recht Penner Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers ISBN: 0553512552 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 60
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Best-selling simplifier of science Lucille Recht Penner unearths the truth about the water bug which sucks its victims' blood like a vampire, the assassin bug which turns its prey to mush with a special poison, and other barbaric bugs. This vividly illustrated collection of sensational but true bug facts is sure to set young readers' skin crawling!
Author: Gilbert Waldbauer Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 9780674022119 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 318
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A water strider darts across a pond, its feet dimpling the surface tension; a giant water bug dives below, carrying his mate’s eggs on his back; hidden among plant roots on the silty bottom, a dragonfly larva stalks unwary minnows. Barely skimming the surface, in the air above the pond, swarm mayflies with diaphanous wings. Take this walk around the pond with Gilbert Waldbauer and discover the most amazingly diverse inhabitants of the freshwater world. In his hallmark companionable style, Waldbauer introduces us to the aquatic insects that have colonized ponds, lakes, streams, and rivers, especially those in North America. Along the way we learn about the diverse forms these arthropods take, as well as their remarkable modes of life—how they have radiated into every imaginable niche in the water environment, and how they cope with the challenges such an environment poses to respiration, vision, thermoregulation, and reproduction. We encounter the caddis fly larva building its protective case and camouflaging it with stream detritus; green darner dragonflies mating midair in an acrobatic wheel formation; ants that have adapted to the tiny water environment within a pitcher plant; and insects whose adaptations to the aquatic lifestyle are furnishing biomaterials engineers with ideas for future applications in industry and consumer goods. While learning about the evolution, natural history, and ecology of these insects, readers also discover more than a little about the scientists who study them.
Author: Ring T. Cardé Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674046196 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 413
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As we follow the path of a giant water bug or peer over the wing of a gypsy moth, we glimpse our world anew, at once shrunk and magnified. Owing to their size alone, insects’ experience of the world is radically different from ours. Air to them is as viscous as water to us. The predicament of size, along with the dizzying diversity of insects and their status as arguably the most successful organisms on earth, have inspired passion and eloquence in some of the world’s most innovative scientists. A World of Insects showcases classic works on insect behavior, physiology, and ecology published over half a century by Harvard University Press. James Costa, Vincent Dethier, Thomas Eisner, Lee Goff, Bernd Heinrich, Bert Hölldobler, Kenneth Roeder, Andrew Ross, Thomas Seeley, Karl von Frisch, Gilbert Waldbauer, E. O. Wilson, and Mark Winston—each writer, in his unique voice, paints a close-up portrait of the ways insects explore their environment, outmaneuver their enemies, mate, and care for kin. Selected by two world-class entomologists, these essays offer compelling descriptions of insect cooperation and warfare, the search for ancient insect DNA in amber, and the energy economics of hot-blooded insects. They also discuss the impact—for good and ill—of insects on our food supply, their role in crime scene investigation, and the popular fascination with pheromones, killer bees, and fire ants. Each entry begins with commentary on the authors, their topics, and the latest research in the field.
Author: John Gooderham Publisher: CSIRO PUBLISHING ISBN: 0643099719 Category : Science Languages : en Pages : 240
Book Description
Freshwater macroinvertebrates provide a useful and reliable indicator of the health of our rivers, streams, ponds and wetlands. As environmental awareness within the community increases, there is an increasing interest in the need to assess the health of our local waterways and school curriculums are changing to reflect this important ecological trend. The Waterbug Book provides a comprehensive and accurate identification guide for both professionals and non-professionals. It contains an easy-to-use key to all the macroinvertebrate groups and, for the first time, high quality colour photographs of live specimens. It provides a wealth of basic information on the biology of macroinvertebrates, and describes the SIGNAL method for assessing river health. The Waterbug Book is full of practical tips about where to find various animals, and what their presence can tell about their environment. Winner of the 2003 Eureka Science Book Prize and the 2003 Whitley Medal.
Author: P. T. Hersom Publisher: ISBN: 9780615885476 Category : Beetles Languages : en Pages : 64
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Discover Bugs from Around the World with Funny Insect Pictures and Weird Spider Facts Learning new things can be fun and humorous, join bestselling children's book author P. T. Hersom as he uncovers funny bug facts and sometimes weird bug behavior, with stunning full color photos with descriptions of the bugs and spiders, what they like to eat, where they live and their behavior. Explore parts of the earth to find spiders that that jump, the world's largest moth, or beetles the size of a man's hand! See mystical wonders such as the walking stick, giant mosquito or the farting beetle. Funny & Weird Animals Series Part of the Funny & Weird Animals Series, Bug Life, will keep your young readers interested in reading this insects children's book over and over again. Descriptions in the large text make it easy for early readers, or for a child to be guided through with a parent or family member. As with all books in this series, it is designed to be a learning tool too. The author combines humor with facts to make the learning fun and memorable for the kids. Additionally, with "What did You Learn Today" fun questions and answers at the books end. The Following Bugs and Spiders are Featured: The giant Atlas Moth The fruity Banana Spider The farting Bombardier Beetle The jumping Camel Spider The nymph Dragonfly The biting Gaillinipper The swimming Giant Isopod The dangerous Giant Water Bug The hopping Giant Weta The biblical Goliath Beetle The ninja Japanese Giant Hornet The hiding Katydid The nosey Lantern Fly The falling Leaf Insect The bright Lightning Bug The migrating Monarch Butterfly The far east Panda Ant The silly Peanut Head Lantern Fly The scary Peruvian Giant Yellow-leg Centipede The church going Praying Mantis The stinging Scorpionfly The smelly Stink Bug The smiling Thorn Bug The twiggy Walking Stick Click on the Look Inside feature before you buy. You'll be glad you did. I quarantee it!
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