A buzz in the meadow / Dave Goulson.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Vintage Books, [2015]Description: xi, 266 pages ; 20 cmISBN:- 9780099597698 (pbk.) :
- 638.1092 23
- SF523.82
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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General | The Harden Library, King's Hospital | Main | 638.1 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | R14529A0499 |
Originally published: London: Jonathan Cape, 2014.
Includes index.
In 'A Buzz in the Meadow' Goulson tells the story of how he bought a derelict farm in the heart of rural France, together with 33 acres of surrounding meadow and how, over a decade, he has created a place for his beloved bumblebees to thrive. But other creatures live there too, a myriad insects of every kind, many of them ones that Goulson has studied before in his career as a biologist. You will learn about how a deathwatch beetle finds its mate, about the importance of houseflies, why butterflies have spots on their wings, about dragonfly sex, bed-bugs and wasps. Goulson is brilliant, and very funny, at showing how scientists actually conduct experiments. The book is also a wake-up call, urging us to cherish the protect life on earth in all its forms.
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