Insect Flight
An Insect-Eye View of Flight Behaviour in the Wild
$84.30
- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
19 May 2026
Summary
This remarkable book offers a portrait of insects unlike any seen before. Using an original lens-based method of high-speed photography inspired by the wraparound vision of the compound eye, it presents 60 stunning images of flying insects. These unique panoramic close-ups take the study of flight out of the laboratory and into the natural environment, offering fascinating new insights on the behavioural ecology of insect flight.
As a form of animal locomotion, flight is a marvel of b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781784276263 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 178427626X |
| Author: | John H. Brackenbury |
| Publisher: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Imprint: | Pelagic Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 19 May 2026 |
| Weight: | 450g |
| Dimensions: | 11mm x 156mm x 234mm |
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Critics Review
This book seems to do two things at once. On one side, it explains how insect flight actually works in scientific terms. On the other, it pulls you in with striking photographs… fascinating.
– Keith Betton, Chair of the Hampshire Ornithological SocietyJohn H. Brackenbury
John H. Brackenbury is a zoologist, writer and photographer with extensive experience researching animal locomotion using high-speed photographic techniques. He is a retired lecturer of the University of Cambridge and an Emeritus Fellow of Wolfson College, Cambridge; a Fellow and Senior Imaging Scientist of the Royal Photographic Society; and a Fellow of the British Institute of Professional Photography.
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