Entomology

For decades parasites were the pariahs of science. Only recently have biologists begun to appreciate that these diverse and complex organisms are the most highly evolved life forms on earth. In this work, Carl Zimmer takes the reader on a tour of the...

The Leafcutter Ants is the most detailed and authoritative description of any ant species ever produced. With a text suitable for both a lay and a scientific audience, the book provides an unforgettable tour of Earth's most evolved animal societies. Each...

A charming, richly illustrated, pocket-size exploration of the world's spidersPacked with surprising facts, this delightful and gorgeously designed book will beguile any nature lover. Expertly written and beautifully illustrated throughout with color...

A single species of fly, Drosophila melanogaster, has been the subject of scientific research for more than one hundred years. Why does this tiny insect merit such intense scrutiny?Drosophila's importance as a research organism began with its short life...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780544484016Author Bernd HeinrichFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Mariner BooksPublisher Mariner BooksWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm) 201mm * 132mm *...

'A truly excellent account' British Wildlife Beetles are arguably the most diverse organisms in the world, with nearly half a million beetle species described and catalogued in our museums, more than any other type of living...

A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the worldSpiders are dominant predators in virtually every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. A marvel of evolution with species numbering in the tens...

RSPB ID Spotlight Butterflies is a reliable fold-out chart that presents illustrations of all 57 of the UK's resident butterflies by renowned artist Richard Lewington. Whether you are admiring a butterfly flying high up in the tree canopy or basking...

Ants come alive on this fabulously illustrated journey into the heart of a bustling colonyAnts share a vibrant and complex communal life and remarkable abilities to communicate with each other. The Ant Collective presents the world of ants as you have...

The book presents honeybees as a model system for investigating advanced social life among insects from an evolutionary perspective. Originally published in 1985. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make...

A beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of beesThe Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected...

The most up-to-date and authoritative resource on the biology and evolution of solitary beesWhile social bees such as honey bees and bumble bees are familiar to most people, they comprise less than 10 percent of all bee species in the world. The vast...

The majority of undergraduate texts in invertebrate zoology (of which there are many) fall into one of two categories. They either offer a systematic treatment of groups of animals phylum by phylum, or adopt a functional approach to the various...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860982807Author H.A. DadeFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint International Bee Research AssociationPublisher International Bee Research Association

The "King of Sting" describes his adventures with insects and the pain scale that's made him a scientific celebrity.Silver, Science (Adult Non-Fiction) Foreword INDIES Award 2017Entomologist Justin O. Schmidt is on a mission. Some say it's a brave...

The revolutionary artist and naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) has come into the spotlight in recent years. The life and work of this German-born woman, who would later settle in the Netherlands, has been studied internationally by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.AwardsNominated for Delaware Diamond Award 2021 and Georgia Children's Book Master List 2021.Book InformationISBN 9780525645931Author Sophia SpencerFormat HardbackPage Count...

One of the only books to treat the whole spider, from its behavior and physiology to its neurobiology and reproductive characteristics, Biology of Spiders is considered a classic in spider literature. First published in German in 1979, the book is now in...

This groundbreaking book is a contemporary global synthesis of the rapidly developing and important field of insect conservation biology. Insects play important roles in terrestrial ecological processes and in maintaining the world as we know it. They...

RSPB Spotlight: Ladybirds is packed with eye-catching, informative colour photos, and features succinct, detailed text written by a knowledgeable naturalist. Brightly coloured and pleasingly pattered, ladybirds are among some of our most beloved and...

Agricultural Nanobiotechnology: Biogenic Nanoparticles, Nanofertilizers and Nanoscale Biocontrol Agents presents the most up-to-date advances in nanotechnology to improve the agriculture and food industry with novel nanotools for the controlling of rapid...

The butterflies of Britain, in the words of one of their greatest champions. Matthew Oates has led a butterflying life. Naturalist, conservationist and passionate lover of poetry, he has devoted himself to these exalted creatures: to their...

With up to a quarter of all insect species heading towards extinction over the next few decades, there is now a pressing need to summarize the techniques available for measuring insect diversity in order to develop effective conservation strategies. ...

The unprecedented political power of the Ottoman imperial harem in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is widely viewed as illegitimate and corrupting. This book examines the sources of royal women's power and assesses the reactions of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781848105973Author Belinda GallagherFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Miles Kelly Publishing LtdPublisher Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780063088207Author Dave GoulsonFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint CollinsPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams) 476gDimensions(mm) 230mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780855463090Author David T. SaltFormat PaperbackPage Count 56Imprint Richmond Publishing Co LtdPublisher Richmond Publishing Co LtdWeight(grams) 120g

'A truly excellent account' British Wildlife Beetles are arguably the most diverse organisms in the world, with nearly half a million beetle species described and catalogued in our museums, more than any other type of living...

We think of bees as being among the busiest workers in the garden, admiring them for their productivity. But amid their buzzing, they are also great communicators-and unusual dancers. As Karl von Frisch (1886-1982) discovered during World War II, bees...

The brown recluse is a fascinating spider very well adapted to dwelling in houses and other buildings. Because of this very quality and the ghastly reputation associated with the medical consequences of its bite, it has become infamous throughout North...

The Atlas of Drosophila Morphology: Wild-type and Classical Mutants is the guide every Drosophila researcher wished they had when first learning genetic markers, and the tool they wish they had now as a handy reference in their lab research. Previously,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860982883Author Eva CraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 204Imprint International Bee Research AssociationPublisher International Bee Research Association

Although they constitute less than 1% of the world's water, freshwaters play a vital role in life on Earth. Running water, or lotic, habitats comprise a tiny proportion of these freshwaters, yet they offer important resources and are rich and complex...

The Superorganism promises to be one of the most important scientific works published in this decade. Coming eighteen years after the publication of The Ants, this new volume expands our knowledge of the social insects (among them, ants, bees, wasps, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780963584137Author Brian L GriffinFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Knox Cellars PublishingPublisher Knox Cellars PublishingWeight(grams)...

This trusted best-seller has been comprehensively updated and expanded to feature accounts of over 1,500 species and insect groups. Included are the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the...

A spectacularly illustrated journey into the intimate communities that native trees share with animals, insects, fungi, and microbesYou can tell a lot about a tree from the company it keeps. James Nardi guides you through the innermost unseen world that...

The Insects has been the standard textbook in the field since the first edition published over forty years ago. Building on the strengths of Chapman's original text, this long-awaited 5th edition has been revised and expanded by a team of eminent insect...

When the original edition of British Hoverflies was published in 1983, it established a popular style of user-friendly identification keys that resulted in many more people taking an interest in these colourful and attractive insects. This second edition...

Social insects-ants, bees, termites, and wasps-can be viewed as powerful problem-solving systems with sophisticated collective intelligence. Composed of simple interacting agents, this intelligence lies in the networks of interactions among individuals...