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SEX ON SIX LEGS Lessons on Life, Love & Language from the Insect World by Marlene Zuk |
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| 22011, 262 pages. Read about what you’ve
been missing. Everything you wanted to know about bug sex (but didn’t bother
to ask) is explained in this book describing a world of small — but
surprisingly sophisticated — insect behavior. The book answers all sorts of
questions about insect behavior, including how wasps recognize each other,
why some crickets remain silent and how bees debate. The book details how insects reproduce —in every imaginable way. It also discusses how they accomplish feats that look like human activity— personality, language, childcare—with completely different pathways from our own, What is going on inside the brain of ants that march like boot-camp graduates across the kitchen floor? How does the lead ant know how to take her colony to one bread crumb that sweeping missed? Can insects be taught new skills as easily as a new puppy? This startling book provides answers to these questions and many more. It not only examines the bedroom lives of insects but also calls into question longheld assumptions about learning, the nature of personality, and processes of the human brain. It will be of interest to professional entomologists as well as insect enthusiasts and students. Hardcover; 5-3/4 x 8-3/4”. About the Author - Marlene Zuk is a professor at the University of California, Riverside, where she studies behavior in a variety of animals. Dr. Zuk is the author of two other books and has written articles for numerous publications. |
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