The Fabulous Insects

The Fabulous Insects Essays by the Foremost Nature Writers

1st Cooper Square Press Edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

From spiders that lasso their prey to ants that kill elephants, these 24 essays discuss a wide variety of insects and arachnids: dragonflies, wasps, walking sticks, emperor moths, cicadas, beetles, butterflies, honey bees, and the praying mantis. Contributors include Jean Henri Fabre, Donald Culross Peattie, William Beebe, Nobel Laureate Maurice Maeterlinck, Pulitzer Prize-winner Edwin Way Teale, and others.

Book information

ISBN: 9780815411000
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
Imprint: Cooper Square Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1st Cooper Square Press Edition
DEWEY: 595.7
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 278
Weight: 340g
Height: 215mm
Width: 142mm
Spine width: 16mm