Hardcover Edition 3rd printing in Near Fine or Very Good+ condition with a crisp Fine or Like New dust jacket. The books is slightly shelf-cocked or leaned; otherwise, it is Like New. The covers are in great shape. Small abrasion to the front flyleaf. The interior pages are clean and unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge.

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Title: Sex on Six Legs: Lessons on Life, Love, and Language from the Insect World
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Boston
Language: English
ISBN 10: 015101373X
ISBN 13: 9780151013739
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: First Edition.
Printing: 3rd Printing
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
Dimensions: 8.5 inches width by 5.7 inches height by 0.95 inches depth

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Synopsis

Insects have inspired fear, fascination, and enlightenment for centuries. They are capable of incredibly complex behavior, even with brains often the size of a poppy seed. How do they accomplish feats that look like human activity� personality, language, childcare�with completely different pathways from our own? What is going on inside the mind of those ants that march like boot-camp graduates across your kitchen floor? How does the lead ant know exactly where to take her colony, to that one bread crumb that your nightly sweep missed? Can insects be taught new skills as easily as your new puppy?

Sex on Six Legs is a startling and exciting book that provides answers to these questions and many more. With the humor of Olivia Judson�sDr. Tatiana�s Sex Advice to All Creation, Zuk not only examines the bedroom lives of creepy crawlies but also calls into question some of our own longheld assumptions about learning, the nature of personality, and what our own large brains might be for.

About the Author

MARLENE ZUK is a professor of biology at the University of California, Riverside, where she studies behavior in a variety of animals. She has written articles for numerous publications including the Los Angeles Times and the New York Times.

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Alien Bindings is an online bookshop located in Baltimore that has been in operation for nearly 20 years. Alien Bindings caters to the sciences including the physical sciences, astronomy, mathematics, computer science, the social sciences and medicine. I also dabble in a wide array of other categories including antiquarian books and history. I run a clean, green business. I try to reuse clean materials for packaging whenever possible. For example, books are carefully packaged frequently using clean cardboard for custom made boxes, recycled paper is used for printed labels and recycled plastic or bubble wrap is used for a weather-proof barrier. I drop the packages off to my local post office via foot or cycle in order to further reduce the carbon footprint.

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