Ultimate Bugopedia

Ultimate Bugopedia — page 5
INTRODUCTION Insects are endlessly fascinating They come in many sizes shapes and colors They walk fly jump swim and burrow They eat many things and many things eat them As they grow they often transform themselves from one shape into a very different one A few are harmful to us but overall we need insects for many reasons and in fact we need them for our own survival As an entomologist my job is to study insects I find something surprising about every insect that I encounter The Ultimate Bugopedia beautifully illustrates the diversity that scientists have discovered about insects and how they live With more than 80 profiles of individual insects of different species and with many insect gallery spreads of even more insects within a group along with hundreds of color photos throughout this is a book that speaks to the life of insects How do the bright colors of butterflies protect them from being eaten Why do fireflies make their bodies flash You'll find the answers to these questions and to just about anything else you want to know about insects in this book With Bugopedia as your guide and inspiration you can go to your backyard or almost anywhere to study insects on your own Observe insects carefully and you can make your very own scientific discoveries about them When I was young no single book encompassed the diversity of insect life like this one does So you are lucky With Bugopedia as your companion I hope that you will discover the world of insects and become as fascinated with it as I am Bill Lamp Ph.D.