Planet of the bugs: evolution and the rise of insects.

Language: English

Published by Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014., 2014

022616361X / 9780226163611

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Octavo, dustwrapper,240 pp.,photographs. This book provides a sweeping account of insects' evolution from their humble arthropod ancestors into the bugs we know today. Leaving no stone unturned, Shaw explores how evolutionary innovations such as small body size, wings, metamorphosis, and parasitic behavior have enabled insects to disperse widely, occupy increasingly narrow niches, and survive global catastrophes in their rise to global dominance. Through buggy tales at turns bizarre and comical - from caddisflies that construct portable houses or weave silken aquatic nets to trap floating debris, to parasitic wasp larvae that develop in the blood of host insects and, by storing waste products in their rear ends, are able to postpone defecation until after they emerge - he not only unearths how changes in our planet's geology, flora, and fauna contributed to insects' success, but also how, in return, insects came to shape terrestrial ecosystems and amplify biodiversity. Indeed, in his visits to modern earth's hyperdiverse rain forests to highlight the current insect extinction crisis, Shaw reaffirms just how critical these tiny beings are to planetary health and human survival. In this age of honeybee die-offs and bedbugs hitching rides in the spines of library books, Planet of the Bugs charms with humor, affection, and insight into the world's six-legged creatures, revealing an essential importance that resonates across time and space. Also available in paperback [stock id 38208].…

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Title
Planet of the bugs: evolution and the rise of insects.
Author
Shaw, Scott Richard.
Publisher
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2014.
Publication year
2014
Dust jacket
Dust Jacket Included
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
022616361X
ISBN 13
9780226163611

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