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001			ocn919307999
003			OCoLC
005			20180722222130.0
008			150420s2015 enka b 001 0 eng d
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015			_aGBB573973 _2bnb
020			_a9781408173756 _q(hbk.)
020			_a1408173751 _q(hbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)919307999
092			_a595.7 _bS715
049			_aNFGA
100	1		_aSoskin, Rupert, _eauthor, _eillustrator. _9296323
245	1	0	_aMetamorphosis : _bastonishing insect transformations / _cwritten and photographed by Rupert Soskin ; foreword by Dr. George McGavin.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bBloomsbury Natural History, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, _c2015.
264		4	_c�2015
300			_a256 pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c29 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
336			_astill image _bsti _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.
520			_aInsects truly are the ugly ducklings of the natural world. How does something as beautiful as a butterfly begin life as little more than a fancy maggot? Or something as elegant and delicate as a lacewing hatch like a minuscule escapee from a horror movie? What are the circumstances that require a creature to transform from one body shape into another, a shape that is often so utterly different from the first that you would be forgiven for thinking they were completely unrelated organisms? This book illustrates some of the dramatic transformations insects undergo in their life cycles and explores why evolution has arrived at these remarkable solutions to survival. The aim of the book is to show remarkable transformations, most of which have never before been seen. The book is divided into two main sections: Insects that undergo partial metamorphosis, such as dragonflies, grasshoppers, and bugs. Here the young resemble the adult, changing gradually with each molt. Insects that experience a complete metamorphosis such as butterflies, moths, beetles, bees, wasps, ants, and flies. In these species, the young bear no resemblance to the adult in appearance, habitat, or diet, until they pupate. -- Provided by publisher.
520			_aRupert Soskin's unique project to photograph a range of selected species at each stage of development -- from egg to larva to pupa and, finally, fully formed adult -- sets a new precedent for nature photography. -- Provided by publisher.
650		0	_aInsects _xMetamorphosis. _9296324
650		0	_aInsects _xLife cycles. _9296325
650		0	_aInsects _xMetamorphosis _vPictorial works. _9296326
650		0	_aInsects _xLife cycles _vPictorial works. _9296327
700	1		_aMcGavin, George, _ewriter of foreword. _9296328
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