Alien empire : an exploration of the lives of insects
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Alien empire : an exploration of the lives of insects
BBC Books, 1995
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Okayama University Institute of Plant Science and Resources Branch Library
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Note
"...published to accompany the television series entitled Alien Empire"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Linked to a BBC1 television series in October and November 1995, this book charts the development of insects over 400 million years, exploring their colonization of land, sea and air. With the help of computer animation and microscopic photography, the book creates a natural history from a science-fiction angle, and shows how, in their appearance and behaviour, insects are as close to an alien life-form as anything on earth.
Table of Contents
- Designed for success
- ultimate robots - making sense of the world
- moving about - the running, jumping, flying, swimming and standing still show
- ultimate consumer - food and feeding
- defence in a hostile world
- making more insects - courtship, mating and parental care
- living together - the social lives of insects
- insects and people - friends or foes?
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