Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Humans and Insects

Glausiusz, Josie

ISBN 10: 0811837890 / ISBN 13: 9780811837897

Published by Chronicle Books, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Humans and Insects
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0811837890
• ISBN 13: 9780811837897
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Volker Steger (photos)
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 1st Printing
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Falling into that irresistible category of things we probably don't want to know, here is an up-close, personal look at insects as you've never seen them before. Striking a balance between the bizarre and the beautiful, Buzz features eye-popping and considerably larger-than-life electron microscope photographs that take us deep into the world of the buzzing, hopping, and crawling critters who live among us -- from the ants and wasps we thought we knew to dozens of other teeny-tiny creatures that teem beneath our notice. A lively and accessible text by Discover editor Josie Glausiusz explores the fascinating interactions of insects in a man-made world, and profiles of each insect introduce the workaday bugs that pollinate our crops, dispose of our trash, help solve crimes, and get stuck to the windshield. Readers be warned: You'll never look at your food, or your pillow, quite the same way again.

About the Author

Volker Steger lives in Munich. His innovative and award-winning photography has been published in popular science and general interest magazines around the world.

Josie Glausiusz is a senior editor at Discover and has written on a wide range of scientific subjects. She lives in New York.