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The Lives of Bees
A Natural History of Our Planet's Bee Life
Series: The Lives of the Natural World
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A beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of bees. The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected species, this incisive guide takes readers inside...
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A beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of bees.
The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected species, this incisive guide takes readers inside the world of these marvellous insects, exploring their physiology, behaviour, ecology, evolution, and much more.
The Lives of Bees is essential reading for nature lovers everywhere.
Series: The Lives of the Natural World
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The Lives of Bees
A beautifully illustrated guide to the vibrant and richly diverse world of bees. The Lives of Bees provides a one-of-a-kind look at the life and natural history of bees. Blending stunning photographs and illustrations with illuminating profiles of selected species, this incisive guide takes readers inside the world of these marvellous insects, exploring their physiology, behaviour, ecology, evolution, and much...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
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A beautifully illustrated guide to the natural history and breathtaking diversity of spiders around the world. Spiders are dominant predators in virtually every terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. A marvel of evolution with species numbering in the tens of thousands, they have been walking the earth since before the dinosaurs. Spiders manipulate the silk strands of their webs to act...Hardback$6999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780691247298
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 04 June 2024
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 150+ color illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 191.0mm
Height: 241.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 288
About the Author
Christina Grozinger is the Publius Vergilius Maro Professor of Entomology and Director of the Center for Pollinator Research at the Pennsylvania State University.
Harland Patch is Assistant Research Professor in the Department of Entomology and Director of Pollinator Programming at the Arboretum at the Pennsylvania State University.
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