Beetle - Couverture souple

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Dodd, Adam

 
9781780234885: Beetle
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ISBN 10 : 1780234880 ISBN 13 : 9781780234885
Editeur : Reaktion Books, 2015

Synopsis

Ancient and strange, beetles call to mind a lost world of Egyptian magic and belief--a reminder of the fascination they've long held for human culture. In Beetle, Adam Dodd offers a richly illustrated, engaging account of the natural and cultural history of the beetle, from its origins more than two hundred and fifty million years ago to the present, when its anatomy is inspiring cutting-edge developments in cybernetics. Along the way, Dodd explores the incredible variety of beetles on earth--there are more than 350,000 species--and their amazing ability to exploit nature's niches. He also takes readers on a wide-ranging tour of the countless ways that beetles have infiltrated our art, folklore, literature, and religious beliefs. Stolid, secretive, and still-mysterious, beetles continue to exert a powerful pull on naturalists and collectors today, and no beetle fanatic will want to miss Dodd's winning appreciation of their history.

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À propos de l?auteur

Adam Dodd is coeditor of Animals on Display: The Creaturely in Museums, Zoos, and Natural History and teaches media, communication and cultural studies at the University of Queensland, Australia.

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Éditeur
Reaktion Books
Date d'édition
2015
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1780234880
ISBN 13 
9781780234885
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
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Personne responsable
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