Natural histories. Innumerable insects : the story of the most diverse and myriad animals on earth

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Natural histories. Innumerable insects : the story of the most diverse and myriad animals on earth

(2018)

By: Engel, Michael S.

Nonfiction

Book

Call Numbers:

595.7/ENGEL,M

Availability

Locations	Call Number	Status
Adult Nonfiction	595.7/ENGEL,M	Available

Details

PUBLISHED

New York : Sterling, an imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., [2018]
©2018

DESCRIPTION

xvii, 214 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

ISBN/ISSN

9781454923237, 1454923237, 9781454923237

LANGUAGE

English

NOTES

At head of title: American Museum of Natural History

Introduction: Inordinate insects -- Entomology : the science of insects -- Grappling with diversity -- Earliest of the six-legged -- Insects take to the skies -- Complete metamorphosis -- Pests, parasites, and plagues -- It takes a village -- The language of insects -- Hiding in plain sight -- The world abloom

INSECTS (ENTOMOLOGY). A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection. To date, we have discovered and described or named around 1.1 million insect species, and thousands of new species are added to the ranks every year. It is estimated that there are around five million insect species on Earth, making them the most diverse lineage of all life by far. This magnificent volume from the American Museum of Natural History tells their incredible story. Noted entomologist Michael S. Engel explores insects' evolution and diversity; metamorphosis; pests, parasites, and plagues; society and language; camouflage; and pollination-as well as tales of discovery by intrepid entomologists

"Featuring illustrations from one of the world's great rare book collections."