Flying Insects

Flying Insects Synopsis

Flying Insects...this book includes winged insects that are especially big or beautiful or fast and or skilful, or dangerous plus a few more that show that simply show their amazing diversity. Here we look at the familiar fat and furry bumble bee and the not so familiar robber fly and amongst others the mosquito, this flimsy fly parasite is one of the world s deadliest animals. Record Breaking Bugs...We may think humans rule the planet, but actually insects outnumber us and at a rough guess there are ten quintillion insects alive at any one time! This series looks at some of the most amazing adaptations of modern insects: their beauty, camouflage, engineering skills, senses, weapons, defences and sneaky survival tricks, plus some of the ways both welcome and otherwise they affect humanity

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