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A sting in the tale

my adventures with bumblebees

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An edition of A sting in the tale (2013)

A sting in the tale

my adventures with bumblebees

First U.S. edition.
  • 6 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading

Dave Goulson has always been obsessed with wildlife, from his childhood menagerie of exotic pets and dabbling in experimental taxidermy to his groundbreaking research into the mysterious ways of the bumblebee and his mission to protect our rarest bees. Once commonly found in the marshes of Kent, the short-haired bumblebee now only exists in the wilds of New Zealand, the descendants of a few queen bees shipped over in the nineteenth century. Dave Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land is one of the highlights of a book that includes exclusive research into these curious creatures, history's relationship with the bumblebee and advice on how to protect it for all time. One of the UK's most respected conservationists and the founder of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust, Goulson combines Gerald Durrell-esque tales of a child's growing passion for nature with a deep insight into the crucial importance of the bumblebee. He details the minutiae of life in their nests, sharing fascinating research into the effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and on the potential dangers if we are to continue down this path.

Publish Date
Publisher
Picador
Language
English
Pages
256

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Edition Availability
Cover of: Sting in the Tale
Sting in the Tale
2016, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: A Sting in the Tale
A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
Apr 28, 2015, Picador
paperback
Cover of: A sting in the tale
A sting in the tale: my adventures with bumblebees
2014, Picador
in English - First U.S. edition.
Cover of: Sting in the Tale
Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees
2014, Picador
in English
Cover of: Sting in the Tale
Sting in the Tale
2014, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: Sting in the Tale
Sting in the Tale
2013, Penguin Random House
in English
Cover of: A Sting in the Tale
A Sting in the Tale
Jun 17, 2013, Jonathan Cape
hardcover

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Table of Contents

The short-haired bumblebee
The bumblebee year
The hot-blooded bumblebee
A brief history of bees
Finding the way home
Comfrey and smelly feet
Tasmanian devils
Quinn and Toby the bumblebee sniffer dogs
Bee wars
Cuckoo bumblebees
Bee enemies
The birds and the bees
Does size matter?
Ketchup and Turkish immigrants
Chez les bourdons
A charity just for bumblebees
Return of the queen.

Edition Notes

Includes index.

Copyright Date
2013

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
595.79/9
Library of Congress
QL568.A6 G694 2014, QL568.A6G694 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxvi, 256 pages
Number of pages
256

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27160265M
Internet Archive
stingintalemyadv0000goul
ISBN 10
1250048370
ISBN 13
9781250048370
LCCN
2014012181
OCLC/WorldCat
876466619

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