Butterfly & Moth

Fülszöveg

Here is an orifflnal and exciting new look at the natural history of butterflies and moths.
Stunning, real-life photo^aphs provide a unique ''eyewitness'' viev;^ of the behaviour of these complex and vividly beautiful insects, their structure and life-cycle, where they live and how they feed, how they protect and camouflage themselves, and their courtship
and mating.
SEE
a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis • how sUk moths make silk • a caterpillar eating its own egg sheU • butterflies that have become extinct • the biggest moth in the world
LEARN
how a caterpillar can frighten off predators • why some adult moths never eat • which butterfly migrates the length of a subcontinent • how to breed butterflies and moths
DISCOVER
how a caterpillar transforms itself into a chrysalis • which butterfly lives with ants • why butterflies and moths often mimic each other • how a chrysalis can look like a dead leaf
and much, much more
ISBN 0-86318-319-0
DORLING KINDERSLEY in... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Here is an orifflnal and exciting new look at the natural history of butterflies and moths.
Stunning, real-life photo^aphs provide a unique ''eyewitness'' viev;^ of the behaviour of these complex and vividly beautiful insects, their structure and life-cycle, where they live and how they feed, how they protect and camouflage themselves, and their courtship
and mating.
SEE
a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis • how sUk moths make silk • a caterpillar eating its own egg sheU • butterflies that have become extinct • the biggest moth in the world
LEARN
how a caterpillar can frighten off predators • why some adult moths never eat • which butterfly migrates the length of a subcontinent • how to breed butterflies and moths
DISCOVER
how a caterpillar transforms itself into a chrysalis • which butterfly lives with ants • why butterflies and moths often mimic each other • how a chrysalis can look like a dead leaf
and much, much more
ISBN 0-86318-319-0
DORLING KINDERSLEY in association with
THE NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM-LONDON 9 ,ouooo ,00
9780863183195
How do some moths suivive without eating
or drinking? •
Which butterflies and moths can stand on their heads, hang by their front feet, or roll up
like a dead leaf? •
Why are some caterpillars called
"inch worms"? •
Which moth squeaks when frightened? •
Why do North American Monarchs migrate ' more than 2000 miles every year?
All these questions, and more, are answered in BUTTERFLY AND MOTH, an outstanding and
original new EYEWITNESS GUIDE to the structure, life-histor\', behaviour and habitats of butterflies and moths.
Butterflies and moths are among the most beautiful and fascinating of creatures. We are not
only attracted by their brilliant colours and graceful flight, but also by their life-cycle - one of nature's greatest miracles. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to the incredible variety of these insects, as well as to their unique life cycles. Many of the
photographs are of live butterflies and moths moving about in their natural environments, and
include photographic sequences of their development seen for the first time in any book. The rarer and more unusual specimens belong to the unrivalled collection at the Natural Histor\' Museum in London. All of the photographs are reproduced with such clarit)' that they give us a new insight into the life and development of these fascinating insects.
Starting with the position of butterflies and moths in the animal kingdom, the book then goes onto give comprehensive information on their body structure, life-cycle, habitats, and range of behaviour woridwide. There is also valuable information on how to protect, attract and rear both butterflies and moths.
Produced in association with the Natural Histor\' Museum, London BUTTERFLY AND MOTH' shows in fascinating detail the lives of these striking and sophisticated insects. In sum, here is an exceptionally beautiful and informaHve visual guide to the wonder of these remarkable and spectacular creatures. Vissza