Life on a Little Known Planet: A Biologist's View of Insects and Their World - Softcover

Evans, Howard Ensign

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1558212493 ISBN 13: 9781558212497

Publisher: The Lyons Press, 1993

Synopsis

This is the most comprehensive and interesting book on bugs written to date. Chapters include, "The Universe as Seen from a Suburban Porch," "Year of the Locust," and "Water Lizards and Aerial Dragons." Howard Ensign Evans does a remarkable job explaining the appetites, jobs, and dangers of every possible crawling, flying and leaping insect. Even the lowly mosquito deserves respect and has a reason for being here, according to Evans. A real treat for every listener.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

This classic book is natural history at its best.The world of insects is Howard Evans' "little-known planet," the realm of the cockroach and the cricket, the wasp and the bedbug. With the precision and authority of a distinguished biologist, and the wit and grace of an accomplished writer, Howard Evans muses on the uniqueness of dragonflies, the romantic impulses of butterflies, the musicianship of crickets, and the mysteries of the firefly.The insect realm never fails to enlighten, entertain, and sometimes provoke: as Evans asks, "Is the fly a more intricate machine than he appears, or are we less clever than we suppose ourselves to be?"Readers will delight in exploring Life on a Little-Known Planet.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Lyons Press
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 1558212493
• ISBN 13: 9781558212497
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330