Metamorphosis
How insects are changing our world
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2024
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1890-2 (ISBN)
CSIRO Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4863-1890-2 (ISBN)
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Delve into the weird and wondrous world of insects, and what we can learn from them.
Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They outnumber us 200 million to one. Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today.
Whether it's the astonishing properties of resilin, the protein that makes fleas jump; the proboscis of the mosquito's mouth being used to develop smart needles; or the computational dynamics gleaned from studying locust swarms in Africa – Erica McAlister and Adrian Washbourne reveal the wonder of insects, the historical figures who have made great breakthroughs in understanding them, and the increasingly vital role they play in ensuring life, as we know it, continues.
Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They outnumber us 200 million to one. Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today.
Whether it's the astonishing properties of resilin, the protein that makes fleas jump; the proboscis of the mosquito's mouth being used to develop smart needles; or the computational dynamics gleaned from studying locust swarms in Africa – Erica McAlister and Adrian Washbourne reveal the wonder of insects, the historical figures who have made great breakthroughs in understanding them, and the increasingly vital role they play in ensuring life, as we know it, continues.
Erica McAlister is Curator of Diptera at the Natural History Museum, London. She is the author of the acclaimed books The Secret Life of Flies and The Inside Out of Flies (CSIRO Publishing). Adrian Washbourne is an award-winning producer for BBC Radio 4.
Introduction
Chapter One: Jumping Jack flash
Chapter Two: Mighty mouthparts
Chapter Three: Drosophila melanogastronauts
Chapter Four: Cycles of change
Chapter Five: Blowfly detectives
Chapter Six: Dazzling disguise
Chapter Seven: The ultimate upcyclers
Chapter Eight: Namib fog harvester
Chapter Nine: Bee brain intelligence
Chapter Ten: The nerve of a cockroach
Concluding remarks
Further reading
Index
Picture credits
Acknowledgements
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2024 |
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Co-Autor | Adrian Washbourne |
Verlagsort | Melbourne |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 130 x 195 mm |
Gewicht | 350 g |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 1-4863-1890-8 / 1486318908 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4863-1890-2 / 9781486318902 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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