Metamorphosis

Name: Metamorphosis
Brand: CSIRO Publishing
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How insects are changing our world

By: Erica McAlister, Adrian Washbourne (As told to)

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Hardcover | 1 April 2024

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Insects are incredibly weird. Their morphology is about as alien to us as you can get without leaving this planet. They outnumber us 200 million to one. Before humans stamped their mark on this planet, insects had shaped it into the colourful and extraordinary world we all share today.

Whether it’s the astonishing properties of resilin, the protein that makes fleas jump; the proboscis of the mosquito’s mouth being used to develop smart needles; or the computational dynamics gleaned from studying locust swarms in Africa — Erica McAlister and Adrian Washbourne reveal the wonder of insects, the historical figures who have made great breakthroughs in understanding them, and the increasingly vital role they play in ensuring life, as we know it, continues.

About the Authors

Erica McAlister is Curator of Diptera at the Natural History Museum, London. She is the author of the acclaimed books The Secret Life of Flies and The Inside Out of Flies (CSIRO Publishing). Adrian Washbourne is an award-winning producer for BBC Radio 4.

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