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Discover the world of Australia's insect life presented in this volume. The book reveals many surprising facts about Australian insect life and offers a comprehensive coverage of the world of insects: their place in nature's workforce; different species and families of insects; detailed descriptions, distribution, and habitat; egg phase; seeding and predators. The author's photographs and drawings depict many rare observations of insect behaviour, and his text aims to enable the reader to grasp a thorough understanding of the history and biology of Australia's insect life.
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Many mysteries of Nature's insect workforce explained
Many mysteries of Nature's insect workforce explained
About the Author
Bert Brunet has shared his enthusiasm and knowledge of insects through books, lectures, displays and instruction in schools. His articles and illustrations have been published in a number of journals, and in 1987 he won the Zoo Le Souef Memorial Award for his contribution to the field of amateur entomology. He is the author of The Silken Web and Spiderwatch, also published by New Holland.
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