The Language of Butterflies
How Thieves, Hoarders, Scientists, and Other Obsessives Unlocked the Secrets of the World's Favorite Insect
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
Format: Book
Edition: First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description: xiv, 224 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
"In this fascinating book from the New York Times bestselling author of The Horse, Wendy Williams explores the lives of one of the world's most resilient creatures--the butterfly--shedding light on the role that they play in our ecosystem and in our human lives"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Introduction -- Past. The gateway drug ; Down the rabbit hole ; The number one butterfly ; Flash and dazzle ; How butterflies saved Charles Darwin's bacon -- Present. Amelia's butterfly ; A parasol of monarchs ; The honeymoon hotel ; Seablands ; On the Raindance Ranch ; A sense of mystical wonder -- Future. The social butterfly ; Paroxysms of ecstasy ; The butterfly highway -- Epilogue: In the mountains of Mexico.
ISBN:
9781501178061
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ANIMALS Bug Butterfly Wil | Ballentine Indoors | Nonfiction | In |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.