Miniature Lives
identifying insects in your home and garden
$46.47
- Paperback
344 pages
- Release Date
29 February 2016
Summary
We can’t avoid insects. They scurry past us in the kitchen, pop up in our gardens, or are presented to us in jars by inquisitive children. Despite encountering them on a daily basis, most people don’t know an aphid from an antlion, and identifying an insect using field guides or internet searches can be daunting.Miniature Lives provides a range of simple strategies that people can use to identify and learn more about the insects in their homes and gardens. Featuring a step-by-step, illustrate…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781486301379 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1486301371 |
| Author: | Michelle Gleeson |
| Publisher: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Imprint: | CSIRO Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 344 |
| Release Date: | 29 February 2016 |
| Weight: | 650g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 148mm x 23mm |
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Critics Review
“This indispensable guide to insect-watching will fill an important role in insect conservation and as a reference work, as it introduces new generations to the diverse, secretive, often beautiful and always intriguing miniature lives of insects.”–Densey Cline
About The Author
Michelle Gleeson
Michelle Gleeson is an entomologist and since 2005 has operated her own business, Bugs Ed., which educates around 10 000 people across Queensland, Australia each year on the wonderful world of insects. She is also an Adjunct Industry Fellow at The University of Queensland’s School of Biological Sciences, collaborating on field research projects and outreach programs. Through her work, she takes complex concepts of entomology and conveys them to people in a way that is interesting, insightful and easily understood.
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