The Butterfly Effect
Insects and the Making of the Modern World
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2020.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 253 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm
"An insightful, entertaining dive into the fruitful, centuries-long relationship between humans and insects, revealing the fascinating and surprising array of ways humans depend on these minute, six-legged pests"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
The Bug in the System -- Shellac -- Silk -- Cochineal -- Resurgence and Resilience -- Nobel Flies -- Lords of the Floral -- A Six-Legged Menu -- Epilogue: Listening to Insects
ISBN:
9781524733216
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
ANIMALS Bug Mel | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Nonfiction | In |
"This is a Borzoi book" -- title page verso.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-237) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-237) and index.