What good are bugs?
insects in the web of life
by Gilbert Waldbauer
"In What Good Are Bugs? Gilbert Waldbauer combines anecdotes from entomological history with insights into the intimate workings of the natural world, describing the intriguing and sometimes amazing behavior of these tiny creatures. He weaves a colorful, richly textured picture of beneficial insect life on earth, from ants sowing their "hanging gardens" on Amazonian shrubs and trees to the sacred scarab of ancient Egypt burying balls of cattle dung full of undigested seeds, from the cactus-eating caterpillar (aptly called Cactoblastis) controlling the spread of the prickly pear to the prodigious honey bee and the "sanitary officers of the field"--The fly maggots, ants, beetles, and caterpillars that help decompose and recycle dung, carrion, and dead plants. As entertaining as it is informative, this charmingly illustrated volume captures the full sweep of insects' integral place in the web of life."--Jacket.
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Tierökologie, Insectes, Ecology, Insekten, Insects, Écologie, Ökosystem, Parasitismus, Symbioose, Nahrungskette, Insects, ecology| Edition | Availability |
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What good are bugs?: insects in the web of life
2003, Harvard University Press
in English
0674010272 9780674010277
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-342) and index.
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