Bugs Rule!
An Introduction to the World of Insects
by Whitney Cranshaw, Richard Redak
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780691124957 |
| eText ISBN | 9781400848928 |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Publishing Year | 2013 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 496 |
Bugs Rule!: An Introduction to the World of Insects is a textbook that introduces readers to the biology and natural history of insects and related arthropods.
The text covers all insect orders alongside noninsect relatives such as arachnids, centipedes, millipedes, and crustaceans. Chapters examine insect anatomy, growth, reproduction, feeding habits, behaviors, and impacts on human society.
Designed for nonscience majors and general readers, this guide pairs foundational entomology concepts with explanatory sidebars and more than 830 color photographs.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to the Arthropods
Chapter 2: What One Sees on the Outside—External Features of Insects
Chapter 3: The Internal Organization
Chapter 4: Growth and Metamorphosis
Chapter 5: The Arachnids—Spiders, Scorpions, Mites, and Other Eight-Legged Wonders
Chapter 6: The "Other" Arthropods
Chapter 7: Oldies but Goodies
Chapter 8: Insects Fly!
Chapter 9: Jumpers and Strollers—Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Walkingsticks
Chapter 10: Variety Is the Spice of Life—Some Minor, but Interesting, Insect Orders
Chapter 11: Roach Cities and Assassin Cousins
Chapter 12: Lousy Nitpickers
Chapter 13: Life on an All-Fluid Diet
Chapter 14: Insect Bruisers and Their Lacewinged Cousins
Chapter 15: City Builders That Rule
Chapter 16: Scale-Winged Beauties and Custom Homebuilders
Chapter 17: "Gift" Bearers of Plague—or a Plump Insect Wedding Present
Chapter 18: Marvels of the Air—Two-Winged Wonders
Chapter APPENDIX I: STATE INSECTS
Chapter APPENDIX II: LARGEST ARTHROPODS
Chapter APPENDIX III: SUMMARY OF FEATURES OF THE HEXAPOD ORDERS
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