Buzz, Sting, Bite: Why We Need Insects
- Autor: Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson
- Narrador: Kristin Milward
- Editora: Simon & Schuster
- Duração: 7:15:13
Sinopse
An enthusiastic, witty, and informative introduction to the world of insects and why we—and the planet we inhabit—could not survive without them.
Insects comprise roughly half of the animal kingdom. They live everywhere—deep inside caves, 18,000 feet high in the Himalayas, inside computers, in Yellowstone’s hot springs, and in the ears and nostrils of much larger creatures. There are insects that have ears on their knees, eyes on their penises, and tongues under their feet. Most of us think life would be better without bugs. In fact, life would be impossible without them.
Most of us know that we would not have honey without honeybees, but without the pinhead-sized chocolate midge, cocoa flowers would not pollinate. No cocoa, no chocolate. The ink that was used to write the Declaration of Independence was derived from galls on oak trees, which are induced by a small wasp. The fruit fly was essential to medical and biological research experiments that resulted in six Nobel prizes. Blowfly larva can clean difficult wounds; flour beetle larva can digest plastic; several species of insects have been essential to the development of antibiotics. Insects turn dead plants and animals into soil. They pollinate flowers, including crops that we depend on. They provide food for other animals, such as birds and bats. They control organisms that are harmful to humans. Life as we know it depends on these small creatures.
With ecologist Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson as our capable, entertaining guide into the insect world, we’ll learn that there is more variety among insects than we can even imagine and the more you learn about insects, the more fascinating they become. Buzz, Sting, Bite is an essential introduction to the little creatures that make the world go round.
Capítulos
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001 BuzzStingBite Open
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002 BuzzStingBite Preface
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003 BuzzStingBite Introduction
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004 BuzzStingBite Chapter1 Small CreaturesSmartDesign InsectAnatomy
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005 BuzzStingBite Chapter2 Six-leggedSex DatingMatingAndParenting
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006 BuzzStingBite Chapter3 EatOrBeEaten InsectsInTheFoodChain
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007 BuzzStingBite Chapter4 InsectsAndPlants ANever-endingRace
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008 BuzzStingBite Chapter5 BusyFliesFlavoursomeBugs InsectsAndOurFood
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009 BuzzStingBite Chapter6 TheCircleOfLife?AndDeath InsectsAsCaretakers
Duração: 58min -
010 BuzzStingBite Chapter7 FromSilkToShellac IndustriesOfInsects
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011 BuzzStingBite Chapter8 LifesaversPioneersAndNobelPrize-winners InsightsFromInsects
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012 BuzzStingBite Chapter9 InsectsAndUs WhatsNext
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013 BuzzStingBite Afterword
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014 BuzzStingBite Close
Duração: 36s