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Buzz, Sting, Bite : Why We Need Insects by Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson (2019, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-101982112875
ISBN-139781982112875
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038508897
Product Key Features
Book TitleBuzz, Sting, Bite : Why We Need Insects
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicAnimals / Insects & Spiders, Life Sciences / Biological Diversity, Life Sciences / Zoology / Entomology
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, Science
AuthorAnne Sverdrup-Thygeson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight12.7 Oz
Item Length8.4 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-059668
ReviewsA very enthusiastic look at the flying, crawling, stinging bug universe world, and why we should cherish it., A cornucopia of fascinating insights that paint a portrait of the deep interconnectedness of human culture with our six-legged friends., Charming. . . . Sverdrup-Thygeson strives to make you like insects, too, highlighting them in all their buzzing, stinging, biting glory., Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson writes playfully and accessibly about the world of insects -- where they live, how they thrive, what we can learn from them, why they're so necessary. . . . Fascinating., If you want to spend a few hours glorying in the unconsidered world of insects, and marveling at a new fact every page or two . . . then Buzz, Sting, Bite is a joy., The author possesses an infectious enthusiasm for the bugs she profiles and manages to imbue every maxilla and mating habit with wonder. . . . Buzz, Sting, Bite will foster affection for its winged, creeping, and crawling subjects, even among its most bug-shy readers., Conservation biologist Sverdrup-Thygeson exudes an infectious enthusiasm for all things entomological in this curiosity-provoking primer., Sverdrup-Thygeson is a lively, witty, and discerning guide through the scientific lore surrounding some of the tiniest--though still very powerful--organisms on Earth., [Sverdrup-Thygeson] guides us round a huge cabinet of curiosities, and is the best kind of teacher. The stories she tells are so strange and absorbing that we don't notice that we're being systematically educated. . . . She has a serious purpose, and succeeds magnificently., We live on the planet of insects, and Sverdrup-Thygeson brings it to life in this sharp, good-humored presentation. . . . A classy and brightly informative appreciation of insects--all you could ask for in a popular natural history., Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson writes about insects with such enthusiasm and affection, you'll wish you were an entomologist! But it's never too late to develop a love for bugs, and Buzz, Sting, Bite is the perfect guide--filled with surprising, fascinating, and often extremely funny stories., Insects -- from jewel beetles to stink bugs -- present an embarrassment of riches, as ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson spectacularly proves. She tours their anatomy, reproduction and more, delivering a hail of facts with brio and precision., Sverdrup-Thygeson writes like a scientist but in a spare, charming way. . . . The book is stuffed with the kind of trivia that wouldn't be out of place at a bar (bees can recognize human faces! cockroaches can be used to search bomb sites!), but it's also a deftly woven treatise on why we need insects and why they need us to survive.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal595.7
SynopsisAn enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we--and the planet we inhabit--could not survive without them. 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. With ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson as our capable, entertaining guide into the insect world, we'll learn that there is more variety among insects than we can even imagine and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Buzz, Sting, Bite is an essential introduction to the little creatures that make the world go round.
LC Classification NumberQL463.S82 2019
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- Jul 21, 2021
Very informative but not super-technical
Insects are overlooked and not thought highly of. Life on this planet would not exist for humans if not for insects. They are the most diverse and populist of all animal classes. This book will open your eyes to their world.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 20, 2019
bugs forever
I am a built-in fan for this book since my degree is in entomology but it is a very good book for everyone to read about how important insects are to our lives and not just honeybeesVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
