Paul Whalley: Butterfly and Moth
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Жанр : Dorling Kindersley
Издательство : Dorling Kindersley
Аннотация:
Starting with the position of butterflies and moths in the animal kingdom, the book goes on to give comprehensive information on their body structure, life-cycle, habitats, and range of behaviour worldwide. Butterflies and moths are among the most beautiful and fascinating of creatures. This dazzling collection of specially commissioned photographs opens our eyes to the incredible variety of these insects, as well as to their unique life cycle. The rarer and more unusual specimens belong to the unrivalled collection at the Natural History Museum, London. All of these photographs are reproduced with such clarity that they give us a new insight into the life and development of these fascinating insects. produced in association with the Natural History Museum, London, Butterfly & Moth is an original and informative visual guide to the lives of these beautiful creatures. — Here is an original and exciting look at the natural history of butterflies and moths — Stunning, real-life photographs provide a unique 'eyewitness' view of the behaviour of these complex and vividly beautiful insects, their structure and life-cycle, where they live and feed, and how they protect themselves — See a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis; how silk moths make silk; a caterpillar eating its own eggshell; butterflies that have become extinct — Learn how a caterpillar can frighten off predators; why some adult moths never eat; which butterfly migrates the length of a sub-continent; how to breed butterflies and moths — Discover how a caterpillar transforms itself into a chrysalis; which buterfly lives with ants; why butterflies and moths often mimic each other; how a chrysalis can look like a dead leaf