Beetle

Thoroughly illustrated, bursting with historical detail and accessibly written, this cultural and natural history of the beetle is sure to change the way readers think about their relationship with these ancient, enduringly captivating animals.

About the author

Adam Dodd is contributing co-editor of Animals on Display: The Creaturely in Museums, Zoos, and Natural History (2013) and is currently Sessional Lecturer at the School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland, Australia.

Summary

Beetle relates this resilient insect’s emergence from the ‘Great Dying’ extinction event some 250 million years ago, showing how it became a permanent fixture in the natural world, thriving in the inhabitation of niches.

Product details

• Authors: Adam Dodd, Dodd Adam
• Publisher: Reaktion Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2015
• EAN: 9781780234885
• ISBN: 978-1-78023-488-5
• No. of pages: 192
• Series: Reaktion Books - Animal; Animal; Reaktion Books - Animal
• Subjects: Guides > Nature; NATURE / Animals / Insects & Spiders, NATURE / Animals / Butterflies & Moths, Wildlife: butterflies, other insects & spiders