
Ten Insects That Changed the World
Jim Nelson(Author)
Outskirts Press
Published on 22. May 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-1-9772-7445-8 (ISBN)
Description
Did you know that the mosquito played an important role in the Louisiana Purchase? Or that dung beetles saved the cattle industry in Australia? That honeybees pollinate about one third of the food we eat? Or that the deadliest animal on earth is an insect? There's an ant colony some 3,700 miles long! Morgan's sphinx moth has a tongue more than 13 inches long. A locust plague stopped trains as the tracks became slippery with their crushed bodies. There's a grasshopper in Africa that eats mice. Jim Nelson's latest book is a treasure house of fascinating facts, stunning photographs and shocking historical events. One moment you might cringe reading about billions of locusts descending on farmland. The next you may laugh out loud at anecdotes and original poetry. Read about the wasp that turns a cockroach into a zombie or the historic 2024 hatch of a trillion cicadas. Trivia buffs will love the "Insect Book of Records" and chefs can add several insect recipes to their repertoire.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
404 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-9772-7445-8 (9781977274458)
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