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Author : Bobbie Kalman,Rebecca Sjonger
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778723364
Examines all kinds of insects including detailed information about each one.
Author : Evelyn Cheesman
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781528784788
“Everyday Doing's of Insects” is a fantastic guide to all things insects, looking at a variety of subjects from why insects are certain colours, to how they fly, breathe, and much more. This timeless guide is perfect for anyone looking for an introduction to the world of insects, and it would make for a fine addition to collections of allied literature. A wonderful introduction to the topic for enthusiasts of all ages. Contents include: “How Insects Grow”, “Why Insects Grow”, “The Meaning of Colour”, “How Insects Protect Themselves”, “The Meaning of Pattern”, “How Insects get their Colours”, “Senses of Insects”, “How Insects Breathe”, “Wings and Flight”, “Stings and Poisons”, “Instinct”, “Caravans and Sleeping-Bags”, “Insects which show Lights”, “Musical Instruments”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on entomology.
Author : Nan Froman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2010-08
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1897330561
Froman invites young readers to look at the insect world in the same way scientists and entomologists do. Strikingly illustrated, this book will be prized by young scientists who want their topic colorful, accurate, and interesting.
Author : Evelyn Cheesman
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1925
Category : Insects
ISBN : WISC:89097911408
Author : Gertrude E. Allen
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1973-08
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0395178916
Describes the growth, structure and wildlife environment of six insects: grasshopper, ladybug,
Author : Michael Worek
Publisher : Firefly Books
Page : 107 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2015-02-19
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781770856288
This book provides a sneak peak into the diverse and often hidden world of nature's strangest insects. Insects account for more than half of the more than 17,000,000 named species of living things. This fascinating book reveals a rare and close up look at the odd beauty of some of the strangest of these tiny creatures. Despite their large numbers, the world of these particularly weird insects exists largely hidden from our view. Included in the book are some of the most interesting insects from North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. Weird Insects features: Beautiful photographs that show the insects in the wild Informative captions that provide fascinating details about the lives of these intriguing creatures. The book will appeal to middle school students exploring topic ideas; younger students interested in wildlife and advanced readers who enjoy picture books.
Author : Arnold van Huis,Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Bright Sparks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Conservation of natural resources
ISBN : 9251075956
Edible insects have always been a part of human diets, but in some societies there remains a degree of disdain and disgust for their consumption. Although the majority of consumed insects are gathered in forest habitats, mass-rearing systems are being developed in many countries. Insects offer a significant opportunity to merge traditional knowledge and modern science to improve human food security worldwide. This publication describes the contribution of insects to food security and examines future prospects for raising insects at a commercial scale to improve food and feed production, diversify diets, and support livelihoods in both developing and developed countries. It shows the many traditional and potential new uses of insects for direct human consumption and the opportunities for and constraints to farming them for food and feed. It examines the body of research on issues such as insect nutrition and food safety, the use of insects as animal feed, and the processing and preservation of insects and their products. It highlights the need to develop a regulatory framework to govern the use of insects for food security. And it presents case studies and examples from around the world. Edible insects are a promising alternative to the conventional production of meat, either for direct human consumption or for indirect use as feedstock. To fully realise this potential, much work needs to be done by a wide range of stakeholders. This publication will boost awareness of the many valuable roles that insects play in sustaining nature and human life, and it will stimulate debate on the expansion of the use of insects as food and feed.
Author : Kathryn Smithyman,Bobbie Kalman
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778723445
Describes why insects are in danger, including the loss of habitats, the use of pesticides, and the popularity of insect collecting.
Author : Shami Radia,Neil Whippey,Sebastian Holmes
Publisher : White Lion Publishing
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-07
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781781012062
Entomophagy - eating insects - is hardly a new phenomenon. We've eaten bugs for centuries, and many countries around the world continue to enjoy them in modern cuisine. But insect eating is currently experiencing a rise in popularity. Restaurants are dishing up insects, the UN is publishing reports on the merits of insect-heavy diets and the Nordic Food Lab is exploring how delicious insects can be. The media is now talking about the ethics, the eco benefits and the economic sense behind incorporating entomophagy into our lives. This book by the founders of Grub - a company which sells and promotes edible insects - features 55 accessible recipes using a variety of bugs, from grasshoppers to mealworms. It takes its inspiration from cuisines around the word to present a range of small plates, meals, desserts and even cocktails using whole and ground insects. It explores where edible insects come from, how they're farmed and how to grill, pruree, grind and bake them.
Author : Vincent H. Resh,Ring T. Cardé
Publisher : Elsevier
Page : 1266 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2003-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080546056
The Encyclopedia of Insects is a comprehensive work devoted to all aspects of insects, including their anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management. Articles provide definitive facts about all insects from aphids, beetles and butterflies to weevils and yellowjackets. Insects are beautiful and dreadful, ravenous pests and devastating disease vectors, resilient and resistant to eradication, and the source of great benefit and great loss for civilization. Important for ecosystem health, they have influenced the evolution of other life forms on our planet including humans. Anyone interested in insects, from university professors and researchers to high school students preparing a report, will find The Encyclopedia of Insects an indispensable volume for insect information. * An unprecedented collection in 1,276 pages covering every important aspect of insects * Presents 270 original articles, thoroughly peer reviewed and edited for consistency * Features 1,000 figures and tables, including 500 full-color photographs * Includes the latest information contributed by 250 experts in 17 countries * Designed to save research time with a full glossary, 1,700 cross-references, and 3,000 bibliographic entries
Author : Margareta Séquin
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2017-06-16
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781788012324
Have you ever wondered how plants attract certain insects, or how insects communicate with each other? This book explains the natural chemical compounds that determine the fascinating interactions between plants and insects providing a gentle and absorbing introduction to organic chemistry that is highly relevant to everyday life and to the natural world. Specific organic compounds and intriguing chemistry determine whether insects are keen on feeding on plants or avoid certain plants altogether. Some insects have learned to use plant compounds as their own defences, and some plants use digestive processes to use insects as nutritional supplements. Plant-insect interactions are vital for our food supply, for pollination of orchards or detrimentally in insect infestations of crops, as well as in applications like silk production. By the author of the popular book, The Chemistry of Plants: Perfumes, Pigments, and Poisons, this book benefits from Margareta Séquin’s vast experience leading field trips and seminars to botanical gardens and nature reserves, and teaching chemistry to beginners. Organic chemistry is often seen as a challenging, sometimes abstract field. This book makes chemistry exciting and accessible for readers interested in a deeper understanding of the natural world. The book is organized according to the increasing complexity of compounds introduced, and so it also serves as a useful teaching aid for undergraduate chemistry or biology courses, and as a supplementary text for students in plant sciences, ecology, and entomology, and in horticultural programs.
Author : David B. Rivers
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 489 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781421421704
An introduction to the intriguing world of insects, from bullet ants to butterflies. Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks, including the impact of insects on the human condition, the sex lives of insects, why insects are phat but not fat, forensic entomology, and the threats that some insects pose to humanity. Each chapter presents clear and concise key concepts, chapter reviews, review questions following Bloom’s taxonomy of learning, web links to videos and other resources, and breakout boxes (called Fly Spots) that capture student interest with unique and entertaining facts related to entomology. Focusing on both traditional and cutting-edge aspects of insect biology and packed with extensive learning resources, Insects covers a wide range of topics suitable for life science majors, as well as non-science students, including: • the positive and negative influences of insects on everyday human life • insect abundance • insect classification (here presented in the context of social media) • insect feeding, communication, defense, and sex • how insects are responding to climate change • forensic entomology • how insects can be used as weapons of war • how insects relate to national security • why insects have wings • how to read pesticide labels
Author : Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
Publisher : Simon & Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-07
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781982112882
This enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we could not survive without them is “a joy” (The Times, London) and “charming...Highlighting them in all their buzzing, stinging, biting glory” (The New York Times Book Review). Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes on their penises, and tongues under their feet. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them. Most of us know that we would not have honey without honeybees, but without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. No cocoa, no chocolate. The ink that was used to write the Declaration of Independence was derived from galls on oak trees, which are induced by a small wasp. The fruit fly was essential to medical and biological research experiments that resulted in six Nobel prizes. Blowfly larva can clean difficult wounds; flour beetle larva can digest plastic; several species of insects have been essential to the development of antibiotics. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They pollinate flowers, including crops that we depend on. They provide food for other animals, such as birds and bats. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Life as we know it depends on these small creatures. “Delivering a hail of facts with brio and precision” (Nature) Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson shows us that there is more variety among insects than we thought possible and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Extraordinary Insects is “a very enthusiastic look at the flying, crawling, stinging bug universe world, and why we should cherish it” (The Philadelphia Inquirer). **Note: This book was previously published under the title Buzz, Sting, Bite.
Author : Albert Kaskel
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 896 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1994-04-19
Category : Biology
ISBN : 0028272900
Author : Samuel Orchart Beeton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:590067886
