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Author:

Engel, Michael S., author.

Title:

Natural histories. Innumerable insects : the story of the most diverse and myriad animals on earth / Michael S. Engel ; foreword by Tom Baione.

Publisher:

Sterlingan imprint of Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xvii, 214 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 27 cm

Subject:

Insects--Catalogs.--Bibliography--Catalogs.
Insects--Catalogs.--Catalogs.
Insects.
Entomology--History.
Insects in art--Catalogs.--Catalogs.
Zoological illustration--Catalogs.--Catalogs.
Natural history illustration--Catalogs.--Catalogs.
Rare books--Catalogs.--Catalogs.
American Museum of Natural History.--Library--Catalogs.

Other Authors:

Baione, Tom, writer of foreword.
American Museum of Natural History. Library, issuing body.
American Museum of Natural History, issuing body.

Notes:

"Featuring illustrations from one of the world's great rare book collections." Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-205) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: Inordinate insects -- Entomology : the science of insects -- Grappling with diversity -- Earliest of the six-legged -- Insects take to the skies -- Complete metamorphosis -- Pests, parasites, and plagues -- It takes a village -- The language of insects -- Hiding in plain sight -- The world abloom.

Summary:

INSECTS (ENTOMOLOGY). A fascinating look at the world's most numerous inhabitants, illustrated with stunning images from the American Museum of Natural History's Rare Book Collection. To date, we have discovered and described or named around 1.1 million insect species, and thousands of new species are added to the ranks every year. It is estimated that there are around five million insect species on Earth, making them the most diverse lineage of all life by far. This magnificent volume from the American Museum of Natural History tells their incredible story. Noted entomologist Michael S. Engel explores insects' evolution and diversity; metamorphosis; pests, parasites, and plagues; society and language; camouflage; and pollination-as well as tales of discovery by intrepid entomologists.

ISBN:

9781454923237
1454923237

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1028938845

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Carroll)

YUPD232 -- DeWitt Community Library (De Witt)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

AAPF906 -- Ottumwa Public Library (Ottumwa)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

DPPE403 -- Kendall Young Library (Webster City)