Jungle bugs : masters of camouflage and mimicry / Bruce Purser.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 1552976637
- ISBN: 9781552976630
- ISBN: 1552976718
- ISBN: 9781552976715
- Physical Description: 144 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm
- Publisher: Toronto : Firefly Books, 2003.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Includes index.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 138).
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 595.77 PUR (Text) | 36015000696415 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Elkin Public Library | 595.7147 PUR (Text) | 80001000767534 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | 595.7147 PUR (Text) | 33727001269959 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| South Buncombe/Skyland Library | 595.7147 PUR (Text) | 0020505298040 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Watauga County Public Library | J 595.7147 PUR (Text) | 50502200406993 | Juvenile Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/07/2026 |
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