Bugs Britannica
By: Peter Marren and Richard Mabey
Contributors: Mabey, Richard, 1941-
Publisher: Chatto & Windus
Published: 2010
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 500
ISBN-13: 9780701181802
Subjects: Insects
Description: A comprehensive look at invertebrates that proves it's the little things that count, this essential and accessible work on bugs is not a biological guide but a richly illustrated cultural one, seen through the eyes of writers, musicians, artists, and naturalists--from the great Tudor naturalist Thomas Muffet, father of Little Miss Muffet, to Irvine Welsh's talking tapeworm in "Filth"--As well as contributions by ordinary men and women who are fascinated by creepy crawlies of all kinds.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.