An Insect A Day - Dominic Couzens, Gail Ashton

An Insect A Day

Bees, bugs, and pollinators for every day of the year
Buch | Hardcover
368 Seiten
2024
Batsford Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84994-794-7 (ISBN)
27,40 inkl. MwSt
A fascinating, beautifully illustrated compendium of stories and facts about the insects in our world.
Richly illustrated stories of fascinating insects from across the globe in 366 daily entries. 

In this beautifully produced collection, nature experts Gail Ashton and Dominic Couzens tell the stories of hundreds of insects with information about behaviour, migration and protection mechanisms, as well as their involvement in folklore, history, literature and more. Learn the scientific name for each bug and why they are important while reading what both poets and scientists have recorded about them over the years. 

Discover the story of the gnat, whose wings beat at 1000 times a second, the glowworm, who has captured the power of light, and the sacred scarab beetle, worshipped in Egypt thousands of years ago.

Illustrated with stunning photographs and works of art, showcasing the colours, textures and strange and unique features of these fascinating creatures, this collection is a celebration of insects and their special place in our ecosystems and culture.

Dominic Couzens is a British author and journalist specialising in avian and natural history subjects. He contributes regularly to BBC Wildlife magazine and is a professional field trip guide. His critically acclaimed books include The Secret Lives of Garden Birds and The Secret Lives of British Birds, and The Secret Lives of Garden Wildlife. He is also the author of A Bird a Day and A Year of Birdsong. He lives in Dorset. Gail Ashton is a wildlife photographer and writer with a passion for entomology. A few years ago she began a year-long project to photograph and document 500 UK invertebrates, which sent her down a path of discovery that has become a passion. She is the co-author of the book An Identification Guide to Garden Insects of Britain and North-West Europe. She lives in Hertfordshire.

Introduction

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag 24.10.2024
Reihe/Serie A Day
Zusatzinfo 366 illustrations and photographs
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 221 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik Naturführer
Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lexikon / Chroniken
Naturwissenschaften Biologie Zoologie
ISBN-10 1-84994-794-5 / 1849947945
ISBN-13 978-1-84994-794-7 / 9781849947947
Zustand Neuware
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