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This Book tells a story about the fight for survival between Humans
and insects called Bedbugs. Humans think they are stronger than
insects; and they always think about destroying their existence.
But Humans trying to destroy insects'life don't understand one
thing: the consequences are mostly bad and quickly turn against
them. That's what we tried to show in this book using a comic way
to make the story look more funny for the readers.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1917 Edition.
This is the story of how we started and developed our butterfly
garden. It started first with flowers popular with the various
butterflies in our area. The process was educational, entertaining,
delightful and sometimes even heartbreaking. Everything from
hand-feeding butterflies to giving them medical attention. It's an
unbelievable story you are sure to enjoy along with learning about
these wonderful creatures of nature, the butterflies.
This book covers many topics about the Monarch Butterfly, including
migration, interesting facts, their life cycle, what they eat,
their habitat and many other aspects of their lives. They are on
the endangered butterfly list and you'll discover why, and also how
important the milkweed plant is to them. Written in an easy style,
it goes into detail about many things including conservation and
about people doing their bit for these beautiful butterflies.
In the spring of 2013 the cicadas in the North Eastern United
States emerged from their seventeen year cycle - the longest
gestation period of any animal. In listening to cicadas, as well as
other humming, clicking, and thrumming insects, Bug Music is the
first book to consider the radical notion that we humans got our
idea of rhythm, synchronization, and dance from the world of insect
sounds that surrounded our species over the millions of years over
which we evolved. Completing the trilogy he began with Why Birds
Sing and Thousand Mile Song, David Rothenberg explores a unique
part of our relationship with nature and sound - the music of
insects that has provided a soundtrack for humanity throughout the
history of our species.
THERE is perhaps nothing extraordinary in the fact that man is wise
and just, takes great care to provide for his own children, -shows
due consideration for his parents, seeks sustenance for himself,
protects himself against plots, and possesses all the other gifts
of nature which are his. For man has been endowed with speech, of
all things the most precious, and has been granted reason, which is
of the greatest help and use. Moreover, he knows how to reverence
and worship the gods. But that dumb animals should by nature
possess some good quality and should have many of man's amazing
excellences assigned to them along with man, is indeed a remarkable
fact. And to know accurately the special characteristics of each,
and how living creatures also have been a source of interest no
less than man, demands a trained intelligence and much learning.
Now I am well aware of the labour that others have expended on this
subject, yet I have collected all the materials that I could; I
have clothed them in untechnical language, and am persuaded that my
achievement is a treasure far from negligible. So if anyone
considers them profitable, let him make use of them; anyone who
does not consider them so may give them to his father to keep and
attend to. For not all things give pleasure to all men, nor do all
men consider all subjects worthy of study. Although I was born
later than many accomplished writers of an earlier day, the
accident of date ought not to mulct me of praise, if I too produce
a learned work whose ampler research and whose choice of language
make it deserving of serious attention.
This is the story of how we started and developed our butterfly
garden. It started first with flowers popular with the various
butterflies in our area and progressed into our 140 sq. ft.
screened in breezeway. The process was unbelieveably entertaining,
delightful and sometimes, even heartbreaking. Everything from
hand-feeding butterflies to giving them medical attention. It's an
unbelievable story you are sure to enjoy reading along with
learning about these wonderfully beautiful creatures of nature, the
butterflies.
Everything you ever wanted to know but were too scared to find out
is covered in this fascinating book on the Camel Spider. All you
ever need to know about these fascinating creatures is covered in
detail. Can these Spiders really reach speeds of up to 30 mph and
chase people? Do they scream and grow to the size of dinners
plates? The book has been written in a way which is very easy to
read. Many topics are covered including, their size, speed,
breeding and bite. There are also some fascinating stories from
soldiers who have come across these spiders whilst in Afghanistan.
Hathai Ross has covered many interesting details about these
fascinating creatures. The Camel Spider or Wind Scorpion book is
brimmed full of information including colour pictures for anyone
who is interested in Spiders
With mystical beauty and delicate grace, butterflies amaze and
mesmerize us. They decorate our gardens with vibrant color and
assist other insects in the pollination of flowers. Do you wish you
could attract more of these beautiful creatures to your yard? You
can Easily and quickly, you can transform a small portion of your
lawn into a butterfly paradise. Rose Franklin has been invested in,
and possibly obsessed with, butterfly gardening for 20 years. She
has rated and ranked hundreds of plant species for their
attractiveness to butterflies, and then compiled a list of plants
that are irresistible to them. This book beautifully illustrates
and describes the top ranking plants. It also intimately introduces
you to some of the butterflies you will likely see in your
newly-created butterfly garden.
Does the current honeybee (Apis Mellifera) Colony Collapse Disorder
(CCD) cause you to experience sleepless nights filled with fear and
worry? Do you wonder what will happen when all the bees are gone?
Put those powerful thoughts and concerns into motion with a
practical action plan. Let's create a year-round Bee garden in 10
easy steps. Why? Because when you create a garden for bees, you
will feel the excitement, experience confidence and turn powerful
emotions, like worry, fear or just curious musings into a
meaningful day-to-day practice. The results will manifest as
life-long pleasures pure as honey gold. Invite beauty in colorful
visual forms, sensual smells, tastes, and gain true wisdom from
daily adventures into your garden. Do you yearn to know how it
feels to be empowered with confidence and true knowledge? Allow the
warrior within to hero a worthy cause and make a meaningful
difference in the world. Bees live in a balanced environment, a
life sustaining wild habitat with certain natural occurring
elements like (Nectar, populus and pollen bearing) trees, flowers
and plants, and water. Take the first step practice the ancient
wisdom and basic principles of balance, and bliss. Okay, why a
year-round Bee garden? Bees are 'At risk' year-round. How can I
grow a year-round Bee garden I live in an apartment? A year-round
Bee garden can be grown anywhere: Urban settings, suburban
landscapes, in the forest and/or grow a bee garden on your organic
farm. This unconventional book invites mystery and excitement,
glamour and originality into your world through the eyes of a bee.
Connect to a special and unique point of view, see life in a new
and beautiful way, call forth inner harmony and joy: Follow the way
of bee. Now, let's get started...
A Naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of the Philippines is an
introductory photographic guide to 289 butterfly species commonly
seen in the Philippines. High quality photographs from the
Philippines' top nature photographers are accompanied by detailed
species descriptions, which include nomenclature, wing size, larval
foodplant, distribution and habitat. The user-friendly introduction
covers species and subspecies, butterfly observation, areas to
visit, some butterfly facts, identification and taxonomy, and a
glossary. Also included is an all-important checklist of all of the
butterflies of the Philippines with their current global status and
endemicity.
"Delicate Tapestries: A Step By Step Guide To Raising Eastern Black
Swallowtail Butterflies" explains, through easy to understand text
and compelling photographs, each stage of the butterfly's life
cycle, from egg through flight. Both the butterfly enthusiast and
those who want to try and raise their own Eastern Black Swallowtail
Butterflies will find "Delicate Tapestries" to be elegantly
informative and delightfully interesting.
Many people would like to make their own honey but think it's a
very complicated, involved process. The truth is that beekeeping is
a very simple undertaking and nearly anyone can learn to do it.
It's a fascinating hobby that you can enjoy for years, spending
very little of your own money but reaping enormous benefits. Things
to think about-what will you do with the honey? Is it a hobby or a
business? Do you garden a lot? Don't use pesticides if you have
bees. Your neighbors may be using them and you can try to bribe
them to stop with the promise of honey. Farmers nearby won't stop
but bees do build up a tolerance to certain chemicals.
Everything you need to know about eating insects and more.
Guaranteed to answer all your questions, this book is a must have
for anybody passionate about eating or breeding insects. The
author, Elliott Lang tried eating insects for the first time on
holiday in Thailand and loved them. He couldn't find any good book
about it and decided to write a book himself and so started to
explore the world of eating insects. Edible insects and bugs,
insect breeding, most popular insects to eat, cooking ideas,
restaurants who serve insects and where to buy insects all covered.
Including which insects are most popular to eat and tips on
preparing insects for cooking The book is written in an easy to
read and understandable style.
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Ants
(Paperback)
Gary J. Skinner, Geoffrey W. Allen; Illustrated by Geoffrey W. Allen
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R780
Discovery Miles 7 800
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Ships in 18 - 22 working days
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Information on the biology of ants and various techniques for
studying ants is included. An extensive chapter on ant
identification forms the bulk of this handbook with keys to worker
ants, queen ants and male ants accompanied by colour and b/w
plates. A quick-check field key is also included for use in the
field. This is a digital reprint of the 1996 first edition (ISBN
0-85546-305-8).
The poems in Bugs have Us Surrounded deals directly with bugs and
people at the same time. It is ironic and serious, careful of sound
and expansive in diction. The cover and the illustrations are by
Canadian-Puerto Rican artist MaryAnn Mackinnon.
Have you ever wondered how to raise monarch butterflies? Author and
butterfly farmer Sue Fox McGovern takes you through all of the
steps from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to butterfly. All of
this can be done in your own backyard. Many color photographs are
included
This field guide is a forest management tool for field
identification of biotic and abiotic agents that damage native
trees in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming,
which constitute the USDA Forest Service's Rocky Mountain Region.
The guide focuses only on tree diseases and forest insects that
have significant economic, ecological, and/ or aesthetic impacts;
this guide does not necessarily cover all possible damage agents.
Management suggestions are provided where available. The field
guide is divided into two sections: one describes both diseases and
damage caused by animals and abiotic factors, and the other
describes insects. Agents are presented by the type and/or location
of the injury on the tree. Written descriptions, color photographs,
a general index, an index by host tree species, descriptive tables,
and line drawings are all provided to assist users in identifying
damaging agents.
Butterflies have always fascinated photographers and writers
Deborah Carney and Vinny O'Hare. In this book they share the first
in a series of books featuring their photographs of butterflies
with quotes, proverbs and poetry about butterflies. In addition to
a quote or poem on each page, the butterfly is also identified.
Each of the books in our Butterfly art and photography series will
have the butterflies identified.
A Butterfly Lights Beside Us
A butterfly lights beside us, like a sunbeam...
and for a brief moment it's glory
and beauty belong to our world...
but then it flies on again, and although
we wish it could have stayed,
we are so thankful to have seen it at all.
Author Unknown
All our butterfly photographs are taken of live butterflies in the
wild or in sanctioned butterfly conservatories.
1913. With a Preface by Maurice Maeterlinck. From the Preface: J.H.
Fabre, as some few people know, is the author of half a score of
well-filled volumes in which, under the title of Souvenirs
Entomologiques, he has set down the results of fifty years of
observations, study and experiment on the insects that seem to us
the best-known and the most familiar: different species of wasps
and wild bees, a few gnats, flies, beetles and caterpillars; in a
word, all those vague, unconscious, rudimentary and almost nameless
little lives which surround us on every side and which we
contemplate with eyes that are amused, but already thinking of
other things, when we open our window to welcome the first hours of
spring, or when we go into the gardens or the fields to bask in the
blue summer days. This volume focuses on the Spider.
1879. Volume Four of Twenty-Three, Riverby Edition. John Burroughs
emerged from an obscure boyhood in the Catskill Mountains to write
more than thirty books, create the genre of the nature essay, and
become the preeminent nature writer of his day. Through his essays
in books and popular magazines, John Burroughs taught countless
Americans to appreciate nature. Contents: The Pastoral Bees; Sharp
Eyes; Strawberries; Is It Going to Rain?; Speckled Trout; Birds and
Birds; A Bed of Boughs; Birds'-Nesting; and The Halcyon in Canada.
See other titles by this author available from Kessinger
Publishing.
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