Alien Empire: Explanation of the Lives of Insects
Author(s): Christopher O'Toole
Linked to a BBC1 television series in October and November 1995, this book charts the development of insects over 400 million years, exploring their colonization of land, sea and air. With the help of computer animation and microscopic photography, the book creates a natural history from a science-fiction angle, and shows how, in their appearance and behaviour, insects are as close to an alien life-form as anything on earth.
Product Information
Designed for success; ultimate robots - making sense of the world; moving about - the running, jumping, flying, swimming and standing still show; ultimate consumer - food and feeding; defence in a hostile world; making more insects - courtship, mating and parental care; living together - the social lives of insects; insects and people - friends or foes?
General Fields
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- : Ebury Press
- : BBC Books
- : 0.715
- : 01 October 1995
- : 246mm X 189mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : 230 colour photographs, 20 line drawings, bibliography
- : 224
- : 595.7
- : Hardback
- : Christopher O'Toole