Bibliograph

Buzz, sting, bite, why we need insects, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illustrations by Tuva Sverdrup-Thygeson

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Label

Buzz, sting, bite, why we need insects, Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illustrations by Tuva Sverdrup-Thygeson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-224) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Buzz, sting, bite

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1056744110

Responsibility statement

Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson ; translated by Lucy Moffatt ; illustrations by Tuva Sverdrup-Thygeson

Sub title

why we need insects

Summary

Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom, and they live everywhere. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them. Without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. The fruit fly is essential to medical and biological research experiments. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Sverdrup-Thygeson shows us that there is more variety among insects than we can even imagine, and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. -- adapted from jacket

Table Of Contents

Small creatures, smart design: insect anatomy -- Six-legged sex: dating, mating and parenting -- Eat or be eaten: insects in the food chain -- Insects and plants: a never-ending race -- Busy flies, flavoursome bugs: insects and our food -- The circle of life and death: insects as caretakers -- From silk to shellac: industries of insects -- Life-savers, pioneers and Nobel Prize-winners: insights from insects -- Insects and us: what's next?

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