Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Humans and Insects - Softcover

Glausiusz, Josle; Steger, Volker

 
9780811837897: Buzz: The Intimate Bond Between Humans and Insects
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0811837890 ISBN 13: 9780811837897
Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2004

Synopsis

Combining truly amazing photography with a rich and readable text, BUZZ takes you into the field and under the fridge to explore the world of the insect, up-close and personal. The perfect balance of "yuck" and "wow", Buzz takes us into the fascinating world of insects and how they interact with each other, with their habitat, and with us. On the model of Chronicle's book On the Surface of Things, Buzz combines a highly-accessible text with eye-popping electron microscope photographs of bugs, putting the sometimes quite ugly faces to the names, and exploring the many ways insects shape and are shaped by our world. Includes chapters on food, medicine, control, crime, bugs as pets, and the bugs that live under your fridge(!) Rife with anecdotes and lore from history and literature, Buzz also casts an eye toward the interesting possibilities unfolding in current research as well as issues of sustainability.

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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.

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Publisher
Chronicle Books
Publication date
2004
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0811837890
ISBN 13 
9780811837897
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144