"Science Times" Book of Insects: The Best Nature Reporting from the Acclaimed Weekly Section of the "New York Times" (Best of the Science Times) - Tapa dura

 
9781558217027: "Science Times" Book of Insects: The Best Nature Reporting from the Acclaimed Weekly Section of the "New York Times" (Best of the Science Times)
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ISBN 10: 1558217029 ISBN 13: 9781558217027
Editorial: The Lyons Press, 1998

Sinopsis

A collection of forty articles about insects and arachnids, covering such topics as their sex lives, the violence of courtship, waste recycling by dung beetles, and how mites decompose soil

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Acerca del autor

Charlotte y Peter Fiell son dos autoridades en historia, teoría y crítica del diseño y han escrito más de sesenta libros sobre la materia, muchos de los cuales se han convertido en éxitos de ventas. También han impartido conferencias y cursos como profesores invitados, han comisariado exposiciones y asesorado a fabricantes, museos, salas de subastas y grandes coleccionistas privados de todo el mundo. Los Fiell han escrito numerosos libros para TASCHEN, entre los que se incluyen 1000 Chairs, Diseño del siglo XX, El diseño industrial de la A a la Z, Scandinavian Design y Diseño del siglo XXI.

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Insects have inhabited the earth for three hundred million years. Over the course of evolution, they have radiated into tens of millions of species and adapted to every extremity of the planet, from the sands of the Sahara to the frozen wasteland of Antarctica.The Science Times Book of Insects gathers forty-eight articles, by award-winning New York Times journalists, about the most tenacious of all living things - insects and their cousins, arachnids: Witness the 2,500-mile migration of the monarch butterfly, which somehow transfers the map of home to offspring, who complete the journey homeward that their ancestors began. And the sex lives of insects are an unending source of mystery. Courtship among these creatures can be a violent affair, especially for the male redback spider: He slowly somersaults while mating into a position that makes it easier for the female to consume him.Although pesky mosquitoes and cockroaches have given invertebrates a bad name, the world would be an inhospitable place without them. Industrious manure-craving dung beetles recycle waste; mites help decompose the soil, enabling plants to grow; and searcher beetles prey on harmful crop-destroying caterpillars.For more than twenty years, the Science Times section of The Times has brought readers fascinating stories from the natural world, making the latest scientific discoveries accessible to the layperson. The Science Times Book of Insects will enthrall naturalists, amateur entomologists, and nature lovers everywhere. (71/4 X 91/2, 260 pages, illustrations)

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Editorial
The Lyons Press
Año de publicación
1998
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
1558217029
ISBN 13 
9781558217027
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
288
Editor
Wade Nicholas
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