This visual feast reveals a multitude of butterfly and moth species from around the globe. Here are some of the most colourful, spectacular and sometimes weird examples of the world's butterflies and moths. From the common swallowtail to the iridescent blue morpho, Thomas Marent's stunning photographs provide a close-up view of the remarkable family of insects known as Lepidoptera. The macro photography complements the enlightening text written by zoologist Ronald Orenstein, who explains the scientific curiosities of these amazing insects. He makes clear how to differentiate between butterflies and moths; how caterpillars camouflage themselves; and how their feeding strategies and evolutionary adaptations help them prevail in the wild. Examples include such seldom-seen species as the green dragontail (Indonesia), Mexican kite-swallowtail (Costa Rica), the alpine black swallowtail (China) and European sulphurs. Among the many anatomical characteristics profiled are the purpose and differences between butterfly and moth antennae (smell, communication and feel); how some butterflies are amazing mimics, appearing to the untrained eye as nectar-feeding hummingbirds; and how the patterns on their wings, depending on the species, may be spots that make the insects look like larger creatures to their predators. Butterflies has seven sections which provide comprehensive coverage of Lepidoptera. They are: * Introduction to Butterflies includes What are butterflies? Colour Patterns; Courtship; Migration; and Climate Change * Butterfly Diversity includes Swallowtails; Skippers; Whites, Sulphurs and Yellows; Milkweed Butterflies; Fritillaries; Emperors; Gossamer-winged Butterflies; Metalmarks and more * Butterfly Wings covers Flight; Colour; Tails and Ornaments; Eyespots and more * Butterfly Life History covers Eggs; Caterpillars; Metamorphosis and more * What Butterflies Eat includes Feeding Apparatus; Flowers; Rotting Fruit; Leaves; Puddling and more * Butterflies in their Environment covers Predators; Camouflage; Overwintering and more * Myriads of Moths includes Day-Flying Moths; Giants; Mimicry and more. Butterflies brings to abundant life the unfathomable beauty and variety of butterflies and moths.

This classic guide to insects is the ideal starting point for those who are interested in learning about the common insects of the world, and methods of studying them. Author Leonard Haseman describes and details the life cycles of many familiar and unfamiliar insects in this volume including the squash bug, lady bug, dragonfly, firefly, and many others.

They keep their honey bees in unlikely places -- on the rooftops of high-rises, next to charter schools, behind row homes, and on abandoned lots. Some want to give the bees a haven away from the pesticides so often found in rural and suburban locations. Others want to increase the production of urban farms and gardens. All of the them share a love for these fascinating insects. All of these beekeepers also know a terrible truth: the honey bees are in trouble. What exactly is causing bee die-offs and Colony Collapse Disorder remains unknown, and the way to the save them a challenging mystery. But save them we must, since one third of our crops depend upon their pollination work, and even the bees in cities are failing in catastrophic numbers. During the 2013 bee season, author Alison Gillespie followed urban beekeepers working in Washington, DC, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York to find out how they maintain their hives in the city, and why they are drawn to these fascinating insects. She also talked with the scientists investigating the causes of the honey bees' decline. The bees have a lot to show us about our food production, and our relationships with nature - even in the city. In the midst of this terrible environmental problem, there is optimism and hope to be found in the stories of people who are keeping bees in the most concrete-laden, urban places. There are ways that everyone - even those who don't keep bees - can help. "This book offers an intriguing look at how city beekeepers cope with landscapes, laws, and attitudes that are often antagonistic to the notion of stinging insects. In straightforward prose that sometimes touches on the lyrical, Gillespie provides a fair and unbiased look at the urban side of beekeeping and an especially good portrait of the personalities behind city hives. If you are interested in urban beekeeping or the people who do it, the book offers a comprehensive peek into a very different-and sometimes strange-world." --Rusty Burlew, Director of the Native Bee Conservancy and author of the "Honey Bee Suite" blog

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1911 Edition.

Into The Wildflowers is a photographic exhibit of the diverse wildlife that thrives in a naturally-occurring Central Alabama wildflower field. Award-winning photographer Matt Zeigler reveals this exciting expose with one hundred images of several butterfly species, including Variegated Fritillary, Viceroy, Gulf Fritillary, Buckeye, Little Yellow, Monarch, Checkered Skipper, American Lady, Mottled Dusty Wing, and Pearl Crescent; plus the Polyphemus Moth. Zeigler also features images of grasshoppers, bees and other creatures that flourish in a flower patch, as well as the plants that sustain them.