What Is An Insect
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Author | : Robert Snedden |
Publisher | : Gibbs Smith |
Total Pages | : 38 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780871569233 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, life cycle, movement, egg-laying, and feeding of a variety of insects.
Author | : Jean-Marc Drouin |
Publisher | : Columbia University Press |
Total Pages | : 177 |
Release | : 2019-10-01 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : 0231540728 |
The world of insects is at once beneath our feet and unfathomably alien. Small and innumerable, insects surround and disrupt us even as we scarcely pay them any mind. Insects confront us with the limits of what is imaginable, while at the same time being essential to the everyday functioning of all terrestrial ecosystems. In this book, the philosopher and historian of science Jean-Marc Drouin contends that insects pose a fundamental challenge to philosophy. Exploring the questions of what insects are and what scientific, aesthetic, ethical, and historical relationships they have with humanity, he argues that they force us to reconsider our ideas of the animal and the social. He traces the role that insects have played in language, mythology, literature, entomology, sociobiology, and taxonomy over the centuries. Drouin emphasizes the links between humanistic and scientific approaches—how we have projected human roles onto insects and seen ourselves in insect form. Caught between the animal and plant kingdoms, insects force us to confront and reevaluate our notions of gender, family, society, struggle, the division of labor, social organization, and individual and collective intelligence. A remarkably original and thought-provoking work, A Philosophy of the Insect is an important book for animal studies, environmental ethics, and the history and philosophy of science.
Author | : Jenifer W. Day |
Publisher | : Golden Books |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 1987-03 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 9780307118035 |
Introduces the physical characteristics, life cycle, movement, egg-laying, and feeding of a variety of insects.
Author | : Norman Johnson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 880 |
Release | : 2020-09-14 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780357671276 |
Understand the insect world with BORROR AND DELONG�S INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF INSECTS! Combining current insect identification, insect biology, and insect evolution, this biology text provides you with a comprehensive introduction to the study of insects. Numerous figures, bullets, easily understood diagrams, and numbered lists throughout the text help you grasp the material.
Author | : Vincent H. Resh |
Publisher | : Academic Press |
Total Pages | : 1169 |
Release | : 2009-07-22 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 008092090X |
Awarded Best Reference by the New York Public Library (2004), Outstanding Academic Title by CHOICE (2003), and AAP/PSP 2003 Best Single Volume Reference/Sciences by Association of American Publishers' Professional Scholarly Publishing Division, the first edition of Encyclopedia of Insects was acclaimed as the most comprehensive work devoted to insects. Covering all aspects of insect anatomy, physiology, evolution, behavior, reproduction, ecology, and disease, as well as issues of exploitation, conservation, and management, this book sets the standard in entomology. The second edition of this reference will continue the tradition by providing the most comprehensive, useful, and up-to-date resource for professionals. Expanded sections in forensic entomology, biotechnology and Drosphila, reflect the full update of over 300 topics. Articles contributed by over 260 high profile and internationally recognized entomologists provide definitive facts regarding all insects from ants, beetles, and butterflies to yellow jackets, zoraptera, and zygentoma. - 66% NEW and revised content by over 200 international experts - New chapters on Bedbugs, Ekbom Syndrome, Human History, Genomics, Vinegaroons - Expanded sections on insect-human interactions, genomics, biotechnology, and ecology - Each of the 273 articles updated to reflect the advances which have taken place in entomology research since the previous edition - Features 1,000 full-color photographs, figures and tables - A full glossary, 1,700 cross-references, 3,000 bibliographic entries, and online access save research time - Updated with online access
Author | : Roberta Gibson |
Publisher | : Millbrook Press ™ |
Total Pages | : 32 |
Release | : 2021-04-06 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 1728411254 |
See what the buzz is about in this fresh, fun look at insect anatomy. Let's build an insect! In the pages of this book, you’ll find a workshop filled with everything you need, including a head, a thorax, an abdomen, and much more. Written by entomologist Roberta Gibson and accompanied by delightfully detailed illustrations by Anne Lambelet, this wonderfully original take on insect anatomy will spark curiosity and engage even those who didn't think they liked creepy, crawly things!
Author | : Eric R. Eaton |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 9780618153107 |
A comprehensive guide to the insects of North America contains information--including life histories, behaviors, and habitats--on every major group of insects found north of Mexico.
Author | : Whitney Cranshaw |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 494 |
Release | : 2013-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0691124957 |
The essential illustrated introduction to insects for nonscience majors Bugs Rule! provides a lively introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This richly illustrated textbook features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points. Detailed chapters cover each of the major insect groups, describing their physiology, behaviors, feeding habits, reproduction, human interactions, and more. Ideal for nonscience majors and anyone seeking to learn more about insects and their arthropod relatives, Bugs Rule! offers a one-of-a-kind gateway into the world of these amazing creatures. Places a greater emphasis on natural history than standard textbooks on the subject Covers the biology and natural history of all the insect orders Provides a thorough review of the noninsect arthropods, such as spiders, scorpions, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans Features more than 830 color photos Highlights the importance of insects and other arthropods, including their impact on human society An online illustration package is available to professors
Author | : Jussi Parikka |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 281 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Bionics |
ISBN | : 9781452947075 |
Since the early nineteenth century, when entomologists first popularized the unique biological and behavioral characteristics of insects, technological innovators and theorists have proposed insects as templates for a wide range of technologies. In Insect Media, Jussi Parikka analyzes how insect forms of social organization-swarms, hives, webs, and distributed intelligence-have been used to structure modern media technologies and the network society, providing a radical new perspective on the interconnection of biology and technology. Through close engagement with the pioneering work of insect ethologists, including Jakob von Uexkull and Karl von Frisch, posthumanist philosophers, media theorists, and contemporary filmmakers and artists, Parikka develops and insect theory of media, one taht conceptualizes modern media as more than the products of individual human actors, social interests, or technological determinants. They are, rather, profoundly nonhuman phenomena that both draw on and mimic the alien lifeworlds of insects.
Author | : Susan Canizares |
Publisher | : Scholastic |
Total Pages | : 16 |
Release | : 1997-12 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 9780590397902 |
Uses photographs and simple text to explain the definition of an insect.