The Resource Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry, Bruce Purser
Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry, Bruce Purser
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- Summary
- An illustrated, with thoughtful commentary, look at the sophisticated techniques and behaviors insects have evolved to protect themselves from predators-the product of a lifetime spent in exotic locals. Illustrated throughout with high-quality color photographs taken by the author, this text for the general reader describes how certain species of bugs have protected themselves from predators by evolving into shapes and colors that conform to their habitats. Coverage includes, for example, insects that resemble leaves or sticks, those that confuse predators by adopting acrobatic positions, and others that mimic other insects or animals. Trained as a geologist, Purser has been photographing insects in their natural environment since the 1970s
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (144 pages
- Contents
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- 1. The nature of insect disguise
- 2. Passive camouflage
- Haphazard camouflage
- Passive or active?
- Antlions
- Phasmids and katydids
- Leaf insects
- Moths
- Chrysalids
- Caterpillars
- Mantids
- Evolutionary convergence
- Protective resemblance
- Bugs or bird-droppings?
- Disruptive coloration
- Protective transparency
- Summary
- 3. Active camouflage
- Butterflies
- Grasshoppers and crickets
- Katydids
- Phasmids
- Strange grasshoppers
- Moths
- Vanishing butterflies
- Gymnastic moths
- Contorted caterpillars
- Summary
- 4. Mimicry
- False heads and eyes
- Batesian mimicry
- Mimicry rings
- Müllerian mimicry
- Insects mimic ants
- Mimicry clans
- Insects mimic animals
- Weird color patterns
- Spiders
- Summary
- 5. Habitats
- Camouflage on the ground
- Camouflage above the ground
- The tree-trunk habitat
- Summary
- Label
- Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry
- Title
- Jungle bugs
- Title remainder
- masters of camouflage and mimicry
- Statement of responsibility
- Bruce Purser
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- An illustrated, with thoughtful commentary, look at the sophisticated techniques and behaviors insects have evolved to protect themselves from predators-the product of a lifetime spent in exotic locals. Illustrated throughout with high-quality color photographs taken by the author, this text for the general reader describes how certain species of bugs have protected themselves from predators by evolving into shapes and colors that conform to their habitats. Coverage includes, for example, insects that resemble leaves or sticks, those that confuse predators by adopting acrobatic positions, and others that mimic other insects or animals. Trained as a geologist, Purser has been photographing insects in their natural environment since the 1970s
- Cataloging source
- NLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Purser, Bruce
- Dewey number
-
- 595.7147
- 595.715
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
-
- QH546
- QL467
- LC item number
-
- .P87 2003
- .P87 2003
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Insects
- Camouflage (Biology)
- Mimicry (Biology)
- Animal defenses
- Insectes
- Homotypie
- Mimétisme
- Animaux
- Animal defenses
- Camouflage (Biology)
- Insects
- Mimicry (Biology)
- Mimikry
- Insekten
- Label
- Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry, Bruce Purser
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The nature of insect disguise -- 2. Passive camouflage -- Haphazard camouflage -- Passive or active? -- Antlions -- Phasmids and katydids -- Leaf insects -- Moths -- Chrysalids -- Caterpillars -- Mantids -- Evolutionary convergence -- Protective resemblance -- Bugs or bird-droppings? -- Disruptive coloration -- Protective transparency -- Summary -- 3. Active camouflage -- Butterflies -- Grasshoppers and crickets -- Katydids -- Phasmids -- Strange grasshoppers -- Moths -- Vanishing butterflies -- Gymnastic moths -- Contorted caterpillars -- Summary -- 4. Mimicry -- False heads and eyes -- Batesian mimicry -- Mimicry rings -- Müllerian mimicry -- Insects mimic ants -- Mimicry clans -- Insects mimic animals -- Weird color patterns -- Spiders -- Summary -- 5. Habitats -- Camouflage on the ground -- Camouflage above the ground -- The tree-trunk habitat -- Summary
- Extent
- 1 online resource (144 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color))
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035928076
- Label
- Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry, Bruce Purser
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (page 138) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 1. The nature of insect disguise -- 2. Passive camouflage -- Haphazard camouflage -- Passive or active? -- Antlions -- Phasmids and katydids -- Leaf insects -- Moths -- Chrysalids -- Caterpillars -- Mantids -- Evolutionary convergence -- Protective resemblance -- Bugs or bird-droppings? -- Disruptive coloration -- Protective transparency -- Summary -- 3. Active camouflage -- Butterflies -- Grasshoppers and crickets -- Katydids -- Phasmids -- Strange grasshoppers -- Moths -- Vanishing butterflies -- Gymnastic moths -- Contorted caterpillars -- Summary -- 4. Mimicry -- False heads and eyes -- Batesian mimicry -- Mimicry rings -- Müllerian mimicry -- Insects mimic ants -- Mimicry clans -- Insects mimic animals -- Weird color patterns -- Spiders -- Summary -- 5. Habitats -- Camouflage on the ground -- Camouflage above the ground -- The tree-trunk habitat -- Summary
- Extent
- 1 online resource (144 pages
- Form of item
- online
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (chiefly color))
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1035928076
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