Superflies. Amazing stories from the lives of the most successful insects in the world.
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The world of flies is amazing and multifaceted: they are unfairly forgotten pollinators, hardworking ecologists responsible for waste removal, and the main assistants to forensic scientists. Despite the fact that for most people, annoying flies cause irritation, in reality, it is difficult to imagine our lives without them. In this book, the outstanding biologist and myth buster Jonathan Balcombe shows the order of Diptera, to which flies belong, in all its diversity - and even beauty! The author explains the important role flies play in the ecosystem, how they have achieved evolutionary success, and gives us a chance to rediscover these remarkable insects - from the fruit fly and its close relative, the mosquito, to the lesser-known oil fly (the only living creature in the world that develops in oil pools!) and the chocolate midge, a unique pollinator of cocoa flowers. This book will forever change your attitude towards flies and help you look at them in a new light. 'In my book, I consider flies as amazing opportunists, capable of finding benefits and ensuring a decent life for themselves in the most unexpected places. We will get acquainted with flies that transmit diseases, feed on flesh, engage in love, pollinate plants, drink blood, process waste, learn about predatory flies, parasites and parasitoids, agricultural pests, deceivers, and cooperators. We will learn about the amazing, completely incredible, bold, wonderful, and simply fabulous ways flies survive in a world that, as it seems to us, is controlled only by humans.' (Jonathan Balcombe)
Author:
Author:Belkomb Jonathan
Cover:
Cover:hardcover
Category:
- Category:Humor & Entertainment
- Category:Science & Math
Dimensions:
Dimensions:22x15x2.5 cm
Series:
Series:New naturalist
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-389-20527-7
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