Metamorphosis: Astonishing Insect Transformations by Soskin, Rupert

Metamorphosis: Astonishing Insect Transformations

Insects truly are the ugly ducklings of the natural world. How does something as beautiful as a...
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Author: Rupert Soskin
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Metamorphosis: Astonishing Insect Transformations by Soskin, Rupert

Metamorphosis: Astonishing Insect Transformations

CHF 76.70

Metamorphosis: Astonishing Insect Transformations

CHF 76.70
Author: Rupert Soskin
Format: Hardcover
Language: English

Insects 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.

Rupert 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.

Author: Rupert Soskin
Publisher: Bloomsbury Natural History
Published: 10/27/2015
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 2.90lbs
Size: 11.10h x 8.70w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781408173756


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2015 pg. 129

About the Author
A photographer, writer, presenter, naturalist, and explorer, Rupert Soskin is something of a Renaissance man. Most recently, he has been engaging his passion for photographing insects by exploring the extraordinary biodiversity of a field close to where he lives.

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