Australian Insects: A Natural History

Brunet, Bert

ISBN 10: 1876334436 / ISBN 13: 9781876334437

Published by Sydney; New Holland; 2000, 2000

About this Item

hardcover and dustwrapper in very good condition, lightly foxed, remainder mark on bottom edge; 288 pages, colour photos, heavy book which will require excess postage outside Australia.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Australian Insects: A Natural History
• Publisher: Sydney; New Holland; 2000
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1876334436
• ISBN 13: 9781876334437
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Natural History - Plants, Animals and Environment

About this title

Synopsis

Today Australia has the oldest living crickets, lacewings, beetles, ants, and the only silent cicadas in the world. While these ancestral forms have disappeared from other continents, they have hung on in Australia, maintaining their close associations with the native plants and animals. Australian Insects contains over 300 full-color photographs and detailed illustrations along with an informative text that covers the natural history, life cycles, habits and habitats of insects, as well as giving an overview of all the insect orders present in Australia. A complete chapter is devoted to the collection and observation of insects. Each insect specimen has been fully identified and photographed in its natural environment. The spectacular photographs in Australian Insects are a testament to Bert's acute observational skills and make this book a valuable asset to both professional and amateur entomologists alike. Published by New Holland Publishers, Australia.

From the Back Cover

From inside back flap: Bert Brunet is an acutely observant photographer, illustrator and writer, and a naturalist of considerable standing. He has twice won the "Zoo Le Souéf Memorial Award, a national prize presented for contributions to entomological scientific research. His first book, "The Silken Web", won the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales' highly acclaimed Whitley Award in 1994. "Australian insects a Natural History" is Bert's third book. It is the culmination of his insatiable curiosity with how Australia's insects have adapted to survive the natural forces of this ancient land. Other books published by this author: "The Silken Web a Natural History of Australian Spiders" and "Spiderwatch".

Back cover: Insects are survivors. Since their evolution in the Devonian, some 365 million years ago, they have penetrated almost every habitat on Earth. Today in Australia there are over 100,000 species crawling, flying, hopping and hurrying across the continent. Their responses to the challenges of this vast and often inhospitable land have been an array of clever adaptations. Every major insect group has found a way to live here successfully and some of the world's oldest lineages of insects continue to survive in Australia despite their extinction elsewhere. "Australian Insects, a Natural History" records the physical attributes and lifestyle developments that have made life on this continent possible for insects. It reveals worlds that we often glimpse at but rarely stop to consider.