Insectopedia

Insectopedia

Hugh Raffles
Book - 2010

Deftly combining the anecdotal and the scientific, Raffles offers a stunningly original exploration of the beautiful, ancient, successful, astoundingly accomplished, largely unknown, and unfathomably different insect species with which we share this world.

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37413312364286 Available Non-fiction 595.7 RAFFLES
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Raffles, Hugh, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Pantheon Books, c2010.
Edition:1st ed.
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