Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
Language: English
Published by Simon & Schuster, 2019
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- Title
- Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
- Author
- Sverdrup-Thygeson, Anne
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster
- Publication year
- 2019
- Condition
- Very Good
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1982112875
- ISBN 13
- 9781982112875
- Edition
- 1st Edition
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- Invertebrates
Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere&;deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone&;s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes on their penises, and tongues under their feet. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them.
Most of us know that we would not have honey without honeybees, but without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. No cocoa, no chocolate. The ink that was used to write the Declaration of Independence was derived from galls on oak trees, which are induced by a small wasp. The fruit fly was essential to medical and biological research experiments that resulted in six Nobel prizes. Blowfly larva can clean difficult wounds; flour beetle larva can digest plastic; several species of insects have been essential to the development of antibiotics. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They pollinate flowers, including crops that we depend on. They provide food for other animals, such as birds and bats. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Life as we know it depends on these small creatures.
With ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson as our capable, entertaining guide into the insect world, we&;ll learn that there is more variety among insects than we can even imagine and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Buzz, Sting, Bite is an essential introduction to the little creatures that make the world go round.
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Review
"We live on the planet of insects, and Sverdrup-Thygeson brings it to life in this sharp, good-humored presentation. . . . A classy and brightly informative appreciation of insects--all you could ask for in a popular natural history."--Kirkus Reviews
"[Sverdrup-Thygeson] guides us round a huge cabinet of curiosities, and is the best kind of teacher. The stories she tells are so strange and absorbing that we don't notice that we're being systematically educated. . . . She has a serious purpose, and succeeds magnificently."--Charles Foster "The Evening Standard (UK) "
"If you want to spend a few hours glorying in the unconsidered world of insects, and marveling at a new fact every page or two . . . then Buzz, Sting, Bite is a joy."
--The Times (London)
"Conservation biologist Sverdrup-Thygeson exudes an infectious enthusiasm for all things entomological in this curiosity-provoking primer."--Publishers Weekly
"Insects -- from jewel beetles to stink bugs -- present an embarrassment of riches, as ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson spectacularly proves. She tours their anatomy, reproduction and more, delivering a hail of facts with brio and precision."--Barbara Kiser "Nature.com "
"The author possesses an infectious enthusiasm for the bugs she profiles and manages to imbue every maxilla and mating habit with wonder. . . . Buzz, Sting, Bite will foster affection for its winged, creeping, and crawling subjects, even among its most bug-shy readers."--Booklist
"Sverdrup-Thygeson is a lively, witty, and discerning guide through the scientific lore surrounding some of the tiniest--though still very powerful--organisms on Earth."--Michael Berry "Sierra Club Magazine "
"A cornucopia of fascinating insights that paint a portrait of the deep interconnectedness of human culture with our six-legged friends."--Lynn Dicks "Science "
"A very enthusiastic look at the flying, crawling, stinging bug universe world, and why we should cherish it."--John Timpane "The Philadelphia Inquirer "
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