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Laddar... Mosquito: A Natural History of Our Most Persistent and Deadly Foeav Andrew Spielman
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Now in paperback--a fascinating work of popular science from a world-renowned expert on mosquitoes and a prize-winning reporter. In this lively and comprehensive portrait of the mosquito, its role in history, and its threat to mankind, Spielman and D'Antonio take a mosquito's-eye view of nature and man. They show us how mosquitoes breed, live, mate, and die, and introduce us to their enemies, both natural and man-made. The authors present tragic and often grotesque examples of how the mosquito has insinuated itself into human history, from the malaria that devastated invaders of ancient Rome to the current widespread West Nile fever panic. Filled with little-known facts and remarkable anecdotes that bring this tiny being into larger focus, Mosquito offers fascinating, alarming, and convincing evidence that the sooner we get to know this pesky insect, the better off we'll be. Inga biblioteksbeskrivningar kunde hittas. |
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 Google Books — Laddar...GenrerMelvil Decimal System (DDC)595.772Natural sciences and mathematics Zoology Arthropoda Insects: Insecta, Hexapoda Diptera: flies, etc. Mosquitoes, midges, etc.Klassifikation enligt LCBetygMedelbetyg: (3.9)
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Everything you never actually wanted to know about mosquitos. And when I say everything, I mean that. From geographic distribution, to all the parts of the tiny body, via the science of malaria and politics of eradication. It's all immensely readable which is a triumph of good writing considering the subject.
Will it make you love the not-really-humble mosquito, bastard flying torture machine that it is? Will it make you think of this kamikaze insect with more respect? Will it help you defeat the enemy a la [a:Sun Tzu|1771|Sun Tzu|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1185211202p2/1771.jpg]? No to all of this, but it's still a really interesting book.
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