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How to Read an Insect: A Smart Guide to What Insects Do and Why
The essential guide to insect behaviour, perfect for the inquisitive gardener or nature lover. Most insects are too small to be easily noticed. Fewer still are watched with the appreciation we have for birds and other forms of wildlife. Yet everything about the insect world is staggering from the sheer diversity of forms to the mindboggling ways in which they function. If only we would look closer. How to Read an Insect explores the lives of these miniature creatures, putting a wealth of fascinating and esoteric behaviours under the microscope from elegant displays of courtship to brutal acts of predation. In this stunningly illustrated companion guide, Dr Ross Piper shares his love of insect-watching and reveals everything you need to know about the fascinating biology and behaviour of insects.
Dr Ross Piper has a PhD in insect ecology from the University of Leeds, where he is a visiting research fellow. He is also a visiting fellow at the University and Essex and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He worked as a presenter of the acclaimed BBC Two series Wild Burma and has authored a number of books on natural history, notably Animal (Phaidon, 2018) and Animal Earth (Thames & Hudson, 2013)
Dr Ross Piper has a PhD in insect ecology from the University of Leeds, where he is a visiting research fellow. He is also a visiting fellow at the University and Essex and a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. He worked as a presenter of the acclaimed BBC Two series Wild Burma and has authored a number of books on natural history, notably Animal (Phaidon, 2018) and Animal Earth (Thames & Hudson, 2013)
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224 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2021
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September 14, 2021
Hace tiempo que estaba buscando un libro sobre insectos que tuviera la profundidad, pasión y respeto de este.
Me lo compré sin mucha fe y al final me lo devoré en un ratito. Ross Piper escribe muy bien sobre los detalles de la vida de los insectos, por qué se comportan de cierta manera, cómo funcionan sus órganos internos, en qué podrían estar pensando y cómo la evolución los fue forjando (por ejemplo, convirtió a avispas solitarias y carnívoras en abejas sociales, vegetarianas y organizadas en colmenas enormes)
Sin duda, una de las lecturas que más he disfrutado este año.
Me lo compré sin mucha fe y al final me lo devoré en un ratito. Ross Piper escribe muy bien sobre los detalles de la vida de los insectos, por qué se comportan de cierta manera, cómo funcionan sus órganos internos, en qué podrían estar pensando y cómo la evolución los fue forjando (por ejemplo, convirtió a avispas solitarias y carnívoras en abejas sociales, vegetarianas y organizadas en colmenas enormes)
Sin duda, una de las lecturas que más he disfrutado este año.
February 28, 2022
A great book, it deserves more than 5 stars!
I encourage anyone who’s interested in insects to read this amazing and useful book.
I encourage anyone who’s interested in insects to read this amazing and useful book.
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