210 x 147 mm; laminated pictorial wrappers; pp. 88, incl. index; liberally illustrated with full-colour photographs; some diagrams. Fine condition. "Southern African Insects and their World illuminates the infinitely varied, often colourful, always fascinating array of arthropods - bugs, butterflies, beetles and other six-legged creatures - that inhabit southern Africa. The book is divided into an introductory overview and seven thematic chapters that describe, in easy-to-understand text complemented by illustrations and by a wealth of full-colour photographs, the physical nature of insects, the various groups into which they are classified, their mating and breeding habits, their search for food and their fight for survival. A special section is devoted to the social insects - colonial termites, bees, wasps and ants - that have perfected the art of communal living and which, in many instances, rank among Nature's finest architects. The final chapter covers the basic do's and don'ts of building up a home insect collection.".

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Title: Southern African Insects and their World
Publisher: (Cape Town: Struik, 2000) 1868723208
Publication Date: 2000
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1868723208
ISBN 13: 9781868723201
Binding: Soft cover

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