Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. the Ones Who - Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

*The Sunday Times Bestseller* âExtraordinary Insects is a joyâ The Times A Sunday Times Nature Book of the Year 2019 A journey into the weird, wonderful and truly astonishing lives of the small but mighty creatures we canât live without. Insects influence our ecosystem like a ripple effect on water. They arrived when life first moved to dry land, they preceded â" and survived â" the dinosaurs, they outnumber the grains of sand on all the worldâs beaches, and they will be here long after us. Working quietly but tirelessly, they give us food, uphold our ecosystems, can heal our wounds and even digest plastic. They could also provide us with new solutions to the antibiotics crisis, assist in disaster zones and inspire airforce engineers with their flying techniques. But their private lives are also full of fun, intrigue and wonder. Here, we will discover life and death, drama and dreams, all on a millimetric scale. Like it or not, Earth is the planet of insects, and this is their extraordinary story.

TITLE: Extraordinary Insects: Weird. Wonderful. Indispensable. the Ones Who Run Our World.

AUTHOR: Anne Sverdrup-Thygeson

SKU: 9780008316372

PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Publishers

DATE PUBLISHED: 20200402

PLACE PUBLISHED: United Kingdom

PAGES: 320

DIMENSIONS: 198x129

WEIGHT: 280