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Underbug

An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology

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An edition of Underbug (2018)

Underbug

An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology

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With all due respect to bees, the termite stands as the world's most important insect. Without termites much of life on Earth would essentially evaporate. And yet an individual termite is practically invisible, not to mention wholly reviled by humanity.

For Lisa Margonelli, what begins as a bugtastic obsession becomes an exploration of our future. If we can harness the termite's remarkable ability to remake its environment, will that help us avoid a global food crisis? If we create killer robobugs, what happens if the swarms run off script?

A masterpiece of popular science, Underbug touches on everything from metaphysical meditation, technological innovation and the psychology of obsession to good old-fashioned biology.

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Language
English
Pages
320

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Underbug: An Obsessive Tale of Termites and Technology
4 October 2018, Oneworld Publications, One World
Hardcover in English

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Library of Congress
QL529

Contributors

Illustrator
Thoma Shahan

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Format
Hardcover
Number of pages
320

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Open Library
OL26738173M
ISBN 13
9781786071903

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September 21, 2021 Edited by ImportBot import existing book
February 26, 2019 Edited by Badri Sunderarajan Added description (blurb from website)
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