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03195aam a2200313 i 4500 001 A1D02ED2851711EEB4A9908744ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20231117010120 008 221108t20232023enk b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 180279493X 020 $a 9781802794939 035 $a (OCoLC)1355056637 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCQ $d UIU $d AU@ $d OCLCQ $d OCL $d NUI $d UtOrBLW $d SILO 050 4 $a QE831 $b .M34 2023 082 04 $a 565.7 $2 23 100 1 $a McGavin, George, $e author. $1 https://isni.org/isni/0000000115779473 $4 http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut $0 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n88118350 245 14 $a The hidden world : $b how insects sustain life on Earth today and will shape our lives tomorrow / $c George McGavin. 264 1 $a London : $b Welbeck, $c 2023. 300 $a vi, 266 pages ; $c 22 cm 520 $a From renowned expert George McGavin, this is an eye-opening look at the weird and wonderful world of insects that reveals how they created our world and how they could shape our future. If you are at all interested in life on our planet, then you need to know about insects. Insects started their conquest of the Earth four hundred million years ago. They were the first animals to appear on the land and the first to take to the air. Insects make up an enormous part of the planet's ecological machinery that sustains a vast network of species and supports the lives we lead today. Despite the significance, we know little about their lives. We don't even know how many species there are. In this fascinating new book, entomologist and broadcaster George McGavin uses his wealth of knowledge and experience to take us on an exciting journey into the incredible world of insects - you'll never look at them in the same way again. Interviewing other famous biologists and naturalists, such as David Attenborough, along the way, he looks at exactly how insects became the most successful and enduring animal group the world has ever seen and how they have changed the course of our own history. The Hidden World reveals how complex our relationship with insects really is, and in the process, shows how these future-proofed and highly adaptable animals are the key to our own survival. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 266). 505 0 $a Intro -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- 1: The Creatures from the Blue Lagoon -- 2: Brilliant Bodies -- 3: How to Build a Pyramid -- 4: Close Encounters and Curious Couplings -- 5: The Body-snatchers -- 6: The Afterlife -- 7: What Have Insects Ever Done for Us? -- 8: Repairing a World of Wounds -- Epilogue -- Acknowledgements -- Further Reading -- Copyright 650 0 $a Insects $v Popular works. 650 7 $a Insects. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/974074 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/974074 655 7 $a Popular works. $2 fast $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423846 $0 http://id.worldcat.org/fast/1423846 776 08 $i Electronic version: $a McGavin, George. $t Hidden world. $d London : Welbeck, 2023 $z 9781802794953 $w (OCoLC)1369646895 941 $a 1 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117024847.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=A1D02ED2851711EEB4A9908744ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search