Book
Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry / Bruce Purser.
Record details
- ISBN: 1552976718
- Physical Description: 144 p. : ill. (chiefly col.)
- Publisher: Toronto : Firefly Books, 2003.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 138-139) and index. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Insects > Behavior Animal defenses Jungle fauna |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 595.7147 Pur | 31681001378553 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Looks at the role played by camouflage and mimicry in the survival of insects. - Baker & Taylor
Offers a look at an array of insects in tropical forests around the world, such as Malaysia, Venezuela, and French Guyana, through comprehensive information about their unique characteristics, survival skills, and adaptation abilities. Simultaneous. - Firefly Books Ltd
During roughly 400 million years on this planet, one million species of insects have developed with a great diversity of shape and color to protect them from predators.
Bruce Purser spent years traveling through tropical forests studying insects and photographing their ongoing quest for survival as they blended into tree trunks and imitated sticks, leaves, other bugs, and even bird droppings. Taken in exotic locales including French Guyana, the Peruvian Amazon, Malaysia, Kenya, Morocco, and Venezuela, his dazzling photographs are accompanied by thoughtful text as he traces the insects' efforts to hide from or scare off their predators.
In this charming and informative book:
- Explore the dangerous and little-known world of insects Experience exotic tropic tours Discover animal behavior in lively and understandable language Find out how a good disguise or a good impersonation can make the difference between life and death in the animal world
Stunning color photographs reveal insect secrets that we would never get a chance to observe ourselves: such as a harmless moth that looks exactly like a stinging wasp or an inoffensive butterfly that's protected from predators because its coloring is almost identical to that of a highly poisonous variety.
- Firefly Books Ltd
An illustrated, with thoughtful commentary, look at the sophisticated techniques and behaviors insects have evolved to protect themselves from predators -- the product of a lifetime spent in exotic locals.
