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Bugs Britannica (Hardcover)
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Bugs Britannica (Hardcover)
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Loot Price R466
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As with Flora and Birds, Bugs is not a biological guide but a
richly-illustrated cultural one, seen through the eyes of writers,
musicians, artists and naturalists - from the great Tudor
naturalist, Thomas Muffet (father of Little Miss Muffet) to Irvine
Welsh's talking tapeworm in Filth - as well as contributions by
ordinary men and women who are fascinated by creepy-crawlies of all
kinds. The book is structured along a roughly evolving path, from
simple cell life-forms - amoeba, worms, crustaceans (proof, say the
authors, of 'just how far you can go on very little') - to bugs we
all might recognise - spiders, butterflies, bees - and back into
the water to meet molluscs and 'almost-fish'... The book works so
triumphantly because author Peter Marren has examined bugs in the
dusty corners of our houses and gardens as well as traversing
mountains, lakes and fields. In addition to the fascinating habits
of the bug world, he also includes the eccentric behaviour of the
bug obsessives themselves. But of course, the true heroes of the
book are the bugs themselves: the nimble-dicks, clock ladies and
coffin-cutters. From the Boring Sponge (its official name!) to the
Mermaid's Glove and Penis Worm, via the glamourous Dark Crimson
Underwing and Ruby-Tailed Wasp - this rich compendium of bugs is a
must not only for naturalists but for anyone who cares about the
crawling, buzzing swarms at our feet.
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