Did you know that for every human on earth, there are about one million ants? They are among the longest-lived insectsith some ant queens passing the thirty-year marks well as some of the strongest. Fans of both the city and countryside alike, ants decompose dead wood, turn over soil (in some places more than earthworms), and even help plant forests by distributing seeds. But while fewer than thirty of the nearly one thousand ant species living in North America are true pests, we cringe when we see them marching across our kitchen floors. No longer! In this witty, accessible, and beautifully illustrated guide, Eleanor Spicer Rice and Rob Dunn metamorphose creepy-crawly revulsion into myrmecological wonder. Emerging from Dunn ambitious citizen science project Your Wild Life (an initiative based at North Carolina State University) and the work of Brian Fisher with the California Academy of Sciences, Dr. Eleanor Book of Common Ants of California offers an eye-opening entomological overview of the natural history of California species most noted by project participantsnd even offer tips on keeping ant farms in your home. Exploring species from the high noon and harvester ants to the honeypot and acrobat ants, and featuring the stunning photography of Alex Wild, this guide will be a tremendous resource for teachers, students, and scientists alike. But more than this, it will transform the way Californians perceive the environment around them by deepening their understanding of its littlest inhabitants, inspiring everyone to find their inner naturalist, get outside, and crawl across the dirtagnifying glass in hand.
Dr. Eleanor's Book of Common Ants of California
- 作者： Rice, Eleanor Spicer
- 出版社： Baker & Tayl
- 出版日期： 2017-08-03
- ISBN碼： 9780226351537
- 編號： 203c701289136
$ 567 元
原價 630
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$567