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1) Bug catchers
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Best friends and fellow bug catchers Dirt and Bugsy gather supplies and make a structure to shelter their insects from an incoming storm.
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"When Sy Montgomery went to spend a day at falconer Nancy Cowan's farm, home to a dozen magnificent birds of prey, it was the start of a deep love affair. Nancy allowed her to work with Jazz, a feisty, four-year-old, female Harris's hawk with a wingspan of more than four feet. Not a pet, Jazz was a fierce predator with talons that could pierce skin and bone and yet, she was willing to work with a human to hunt. From the first moment Jazz swept down...
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Insects have inspired fear, fascination, and enlightenment for centuries. They are capable of incredibly complex behavior, even with brains often the size of a poppy seed. How do they accomplish feats that look like human activity-personality, language, childcare-with completely different pathways from our own? What is going on inside the mind of those ants that march like boot-camp graduates across your kitchen floor? How does the lead ant know exactly...
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This reference book is the definitive guide to drone honey bees. The book equips readers with all the knowledge they need to know about drone bee biology and development, their role in the colony and improving the health of their colony. The book starts by providing a detailed review of the development of drone honey bees, their biology, morphometric features, interaction with the Queen and the haploid parthenogenesis. The book then delves into the...
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"One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2010" Deborah M. Gordon is professor of biology at Stanford University. She is the author of Ants at Work (Norton).
How do ant colonies get anything done, when no one is in charge? An ant colony operates without a central control or hierarchy, and no ant directs another. Instead, ants decide what to do based on the rate, rhythm, and pattern of individual encounters and interactions--resulting in a...
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Obra que consta de dos tomos en los que se presentan estudios realizados a nivel mundial por especialistas de distintas nacionalidades. Cubre las demandas de discernimiento sobre la ciencia e investigación por un lado, y sobre la producción y la industria por el otro. Los autores son Divier Antonio Agudelo, Gustavo Araya, Jesús Alfredo Berdugo, Gianni Bianchi, De la Cruz Cruz Luis Alberto, Mélanis Dominguez, Valeria Giraldo, William Gomes Vale,...
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Obra que consta de dos tomos en los que se presentan estudios realizados a nivel mundial por especialistas de distintas nacionalidades. Cubre las demandas de discernimiento sobre la ciencia e investigación por un lado, y sobre la producción y la industria por el otro. Los autores son Divier Antonio Agudelo, Gustavo Araya, Gerardo Barboza, Jesús Alfredo Berdugo, Gianni Bianchi, Herlinda Bonilla-Jaime, Carlos Armando Cadoppi, Angelo Citro, Adrián...
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Every year, many species make the journey from one place to another, following the same paths and ending up in the same places. Every year since boyhood, the acclaimed scientist and author Bernd Heinrich has done the same, returning to a beloved patch of western Maine woods. Which led him to wonder: What is the biology in humans of this primal pull toward a particular place, and how is it related to animal homing?
In The Homing Instinct, Heinrich...
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In Phil Lester' s new book we dive deep into the world of pestilence. We learn the stories of pests that are plants, animals and pathogens, and consider how we can manage their spread in Aotearoa and around the world.The human movement of diseases and pests has affected every corner of the globe, even Antarctica. We need effective management approaches that cause the least possible harm, especially as our population grows and we become increasingly...
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When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine; it inspired the acclaimed biologist to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world deal with the flip side of the life cycle? And what are the lessons, ecological to spiritual, imparted by a close look at how the animal world renews itself? Heinrich focuses his wholly original...
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Whether you want to make money or feed your reptiles and livestock, crickets farming is the way to go. Starting a DIY cricket farm is a great way to save money. With the help of roughly 50 to 200 crickets, you can set up a simple system for around $30. Yes, to put it succinctly. If you know how to market properly and grow a quality product, you can start a cricket farming business and succeed (just like any other business). My advice to individuals...
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"Newbery-Honor winning author Joyce Sidman explores the extraordinary life and scientific discoveries of Maria Merian, who discovered the truth about metamorphosis and documented the science behind the mystery in this visual biography that features many original paintings by Maria herself."--
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Angela E. Douglas is the Emerita Daljit S. and Elaine Sarkaria Professor of Insect Physiology and Toxicology at Cornell University. Her books include Fundamentals of Microbiome Science and The Symbiotic Habit (both Princeton).
A comprehensive overview of symbiotic relationships between insects and microbes
Insects and Their Beneficial Microbes is an authoritative and accessible synthesis of insect associations with beneficial microorganisms. Angela...
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What if there were a place on earth you could go to where all your problems were solved? What if while there friends and family members who have died would be with you again? What if in this paradise there were no wars, crime, or accidents? If an accident was about to take place, or a person about to die they would be suddenly taken to this place of peace and contentment? What if in this special place there was no hatred, no racism, no disease, not...
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A beginning apiarist's comprehensive guide to keeping bees at home, from basic bee biology to the necessary tools, and more.
Discover the secrets of successful hobby beekeeping with advice from a world-renowned honey bee expert. Dr. Norman Gary shares his extensive beekeeping expertise in this entertaining and authoritative guide. Honey Bee Hobbyist, 2nd Edition will help you decide whether hobby beekeeping is right for you and will introduce you...
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Una obra dirigida a los aficionados y a los simples curiosos, a los neófitos pero también a los expertos, que trata en profundidad todo lo referente a esas arañas gigantes que suelen protagonizar las pesadillas de quienes todavía no las conocen. Cómo está constituida una araña, dónde comprarla, cómo se reproduce, cómo evitar la mordedura y el veneno, cuándo y cómo alimentarla, cómo afrontar y remediar los accidentes y las enfermedades,...
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Le terme «insecte» a longtemps désigné tous les arthropodes à six pattes, mais cette définition a évolué au cours des années 1980. Le terme insecte au sens large a été remplacé par celui d'hexapode et les Insectes ne désignent plus qu'une classe au sein de la superclasse des Hexapodes qui regroupe...
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Urban pests are common all over the world. These include cockroaches, flies, mosquitoes, bed bugs, ticks, fleas, ants, termites, rodents and others. These pests thrive in human structures, where there is food, warmth and places to hide. Urban pests are one of the leading causes of illnesses in humans due to allergies, bites, food contamination and phobias. They can also cause significant damage to property and structures.
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