Insects Revealed

by De Tonnancour, Jacques; Sandford, Luke; Hubbell, Sue

• ISBN13: 9780801440236
• ISBN10: 0801440238
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-05-01
• Publisher: Comstock Pub Assoc

Summary

?We need the Jacques de Tonnancours of the world to bring little-noticed but common beauty to our attention. And, perhaps, through beauty, to engage us more fully with the world around us.??from the Foreword by Sue Hubbell Insects Revealed is a richly illustrated expression of the author?s love for his subjects. Jacques de Tonnancour?s gorgeous color photographs and accompanying text will appeal to anyone who already admires insects, and will convince the curious to learn more. Readers will share the author?s fascination with and delight about a wide range of insects found throughout the world, especially in the tropics. Twenty years ago, De Tonnancour ended his career as a respected painter of natural history subjects to dedicate himself to photographing the creatures that have fascinated him since childhood. He has traveled the globe in search of rare insects. This book features his splendid portraits of individuals of many species and displays the knowledge he has gathered: the ecology, behavior, defensive strategies, anatomy, and evolution of insects. Throughout, de Tonnancour?s clear, elegant, and sensitive language casts a spell as he conveys accurate scientific information.

Table of Contents

Foreword	9	(2)
Sue Hubbell
Preface	11	(6)
Insects and the Human Imagination	17	(16)
Fascination: An Expanded Concept of Beauty	33	(6)
The Classification of Living Things: An Intellectual Need	39	(4)
The Origins of Insects	43	(6)
Up Close: Insect Morphology	49	(22)
Insects and Temperature	71	(6)
Continental Drift and the Spread of Insects throughout the World	77	(14)
The Evolution of Insects in Tropical Regions	91	(18)
Ecological Niches	109	(6)
Insects and Plants	115	(6)
Insects and Their Coloration	121	(14)
Insects` Defense Strategies	135	(18)
The Strange Need to Collect	153	(6)
Glossary	159	(1)
References	160