{"product_id":"insect-architecture","title":"Insect Architecture: How Insects Build, Engineer, and Shape Their World by Tom Jackson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe essential illustrated guide to the ingenious techniques that insects use to construct an astounding array of natural structures, from nests to shelters to traps\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e takes you inside the amazing structures that insects build, from the paper galleries of yellowjacket wasps to elaborate termite mounds complete with royal chambers and air-conditioning systems. Each chapter focuses on a group of insect architects, describing the materials and methods they use while exploring the structures themselves in detail. Blending spectacular illustrations with illuminating case studies of representative species from around the world, this is the ultimate guide to insect artistry and innovation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeatures a wealth of color photos, explanatory diagrams and blueprints, step-by-step sequences, and visual spreads\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCovers all major groups of insect architects and the broad array of structures they build\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplains how anatomy, life cycle, and habitat are the ingredients to extraordinary creations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProfiles the insect world's most accomplished builders--from beetles, bees, and cicadas to moths, wasps, ants, and termites\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses the ecological impacts of insect architecture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReveals how insect builders have inspired human design innovations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"This book is about as fascinating a read as you will ever have, even if you never gave a thought to the lives of insects before. . . . You simply cannot fail to be impressed with it all and not a little gobsmacked along the way.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e---David Gascoigne, \u003ci\u003eTravels with Birds\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsect Architecture \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003eexamines an often overlooked but interesting side of nature. . . .This excellent volume is well written and illustrated.\"-- \"Choice\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A visual delight and a feast for thought.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e---Sanjay Sane, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Entomologist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The overall graphic quality of the book is excellent, and the act of browsing its pages brings about a definite visual pleasure, due to the balanced and varied arrangement of text and figures, and to the clear illustrative drawings featured.\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e---Andrea Perna, \u003ci\u003eEuropean Journal of Entomology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTom Jackson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an acclaimed science writer and conservationist. His books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiology: An Illustrated History of Life Science\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Magnificent Book of Dangerous Animals\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMicro Monsters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eGenetics in Minutes: 200 Key Ideas of Evolution and Biology in an Instant\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. He was the chief editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInsects and Spiders of the World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael S. Engel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a world authority on bees and the diversity of living and extinct insects. His books include \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eInnumerable Insects: The Story of the Most Diverse and Myriad Animals on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvolution of the Insects\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IPS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46695476789434,"sku":"9780691275239","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_befea385-0ff2-4366-9055-4038c8fba033.jpg?v=1789752653","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/insect-architecture","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}