The Encyclopedia of Insects

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the Encyclopedia of Insects
Edited by Christopher O'Toole
-f Over 150 illustrations in full colour ¦f 21 expert contributors
¦f Each article written and signed by a specialist ¦ Reports latest research in accessible language ¦f Covers all forms of insects and their land-dwelling relatives
Did you know that dragonflies first appeared in the Carboniferous period some 280 million years ago? Who would have guessed that insects are by far the most successful animals ever to have evolved on this planet?
Complete and defirutive. The Encyclopedia of Insects combines authoritative reference information with readable essays, excitingly illustrated with an outstanding array of colour photographs and specially commissioned artwork. There are around one million species of insects and much of their biology remains a mystery.
From myriapods to mantids and from arachnids to zorapterans, The Encyclopedia of Insects provides a summary of the current scientific understanding of this... Tovább

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the Encyclopedia of Insects
Edited by Christopher O'Toole
-f Over 150 illustrations in full colour ¦f 21 expert contributors
¦f Each article written and signed by a specialist ¦ Reports latest research in accessible language ¦f Covers all forms of insects and their land-dwelling relatives
Did you know that dragonflies first appeared in the Carboniferous period some 280 million years ago? Who would have guessed that insects are by far the most successful animals ever to have evolved on this planet?
Complete and defirutive. The Encyclopedia of Insects combines authoritative reference information with readable essays, excitingly illustrated with an outstanding array of colour photographs and specially commissioned artwork. There are around one million species of insects and much of their biology remains a mystery.
From myriapods to mantids and from arachnids to zorapterans, The Encyclopedia of Insects provides a summary of the current scientific understanding of this fascinating group of animals.
Many of the contributors are the world's leading experts, writing on their special subjects, to offer the scientific immediacy and authority to which viewers of sophisticated natural history programmes on television have become accustomed. The lively text, full-colour photographs and illustrations make The Encyclopedia of Insects the one-stop guide to the host of largely unseen insects that share our world. Vissza