Wasps of the World: A Guide to Every Family, Gavin Broad, Simon van Noort
Автор: Noort, Simon Van Broad, Gavin Название: Wasps of the world ISBN: 0691238545 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691238548 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Eaton Eric R. Название: Wasps: The Astonishing Diversity of a Misunderstood Insect ISBN: 0691211426 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691211428 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 3564.00 р. 3960.00-10% Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
The ultimate visual journey into the beautiful and complex world of wasps
Wasps are far more diverse than the familiar yellowjackets and hornets that harass picnickers and build nests under the eaves of our homes. These amazing, mostly solitary creatures thrive in nearly every habitat on Earth, and their influence on our lives is overwhelmingly beneficial. Wasps are agents of pest control in agriculture and gardens. They are subjects of study in medicine, engineering, and other important fields. Wasps pollinate flowers, engage in symbiotic relationships with other organisms, and create architectural masterpieces in the form of their nests. This richly illustrated book introduces you to some of the most spectacular members of the wasp realm, colorful in both appearance and lifestyle. From minute fairyflies to gargantuan tarantula hawks, wasps exploit almost every niche on the planet. So successful are they at survival that other organisms emulate their appearance and behavior. The sting is the least reason to respect wasps and, as you will see, no reason to loathe them, either. Written by a leading authority on these remarkable insects, Wasps reveals a world of staggering variety and endless fascination.
Packed with more than 150 incredible color illustrations
Includes a wealth of eye-popping infographics
Provides comprehensive treatments of most wasp families
Describes wasp species from all corners of the world
Covers wasp evolution, ecology, physiology, diversity, and behavior
Highlights the positive relationships wasps share with humans and the environment
Автор: Dempster S. T. Название: Céleste, and Walter the Wasp`s Honey Heist ISBN: 1912271842 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781912271849 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3047.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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It is June. Hive 5 is nearly flooded out. The old Queen is worried and makes a difficult choice to remain until the last moment.
Rescue comes. The Beekeepers transport the bee-hive and its colony to a new world on higher ground. Here, the old Queen leaves behind three princess eggs that hatch on the same day. While two princesses are locked in battle, C leste gives princess Aurora an important mission to find a cure for the Varroa mite and save the colony.
Meanwhile, a test of memory and courage await C leste on her first foraging trip. A fearsome wasp pursues the foragers as they zoom home guided by their scout. The honey heist is on But the wasp gets distracted by the strong, sweet smell of strawberry jam. The foragers make it home safely and cheer Aurora's triumphal entrance with Rex and his soldier ants to kill the Varroa mite.
Next day, Aurora makes her maiden flight and is welcomed as their new Queen on her return. She makes her first speech at the Scouts' and Foragers' Ball and gives an award to C leste who is recommended for training to become a scout.
Revives the overlooked stories of pioneering women aviators, who are also featured in the forthcoming documentary film Coming Home: Fight for a Legacy
During World War II, all branches of the military had women's auxiliaries. Only the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program, however, was made up entirely of women who undertook dangerous missions more commonly associated with and desired by men. Within military hierarchies, the World War II pilot was perceived as the most dashing and desirable of servicemen. "Flyboys" were the daring elite of the United States military. More than the WACs (Army), WAVES (Navy), SPARS (Coast Guard), or Women Marines, the WASPs directly challenged these assumptions of male supremacy in wartime culture. WASPs flew the fastest fighter planes and heaviest bombers; they test-piloted experimental models and worked in the development of weapons systems. Yet the WASPs were the only women's auxiliary within the armed services of World War II that was not militarized. In Clipped Wings, Molly Merryman draws upon military documents—many of which weren’t declassified until the 1990s—congressional records, and interviews with the women who served as WASPs during World War II to trace the history of the over one thousand pilots who served their country as the first women to fly military planes. She examines the social pressures that culminated in their disbandment in 1944—even though a wartime need for their services still existed—and documents their struggles and eventual success, in 1977, to gain military status and receive veterans’ benefits. In the preface to this reissued edition, Merryman reflects on the changes in women’s aviation in the past twenty years, as NASA’s new Artemis program promises to land the first female astronaut on the moon and African American and lesbian women are among the newest pilot recruits. Updating the story of the WASPs, Merryman reveals that even in the past few years there have been more battles for them to fight and more national recognition for them to receive. At its heart, the story of the Women Airforce Service Pilots is not about war or planes; it is a story about persistence and extraordinary achievement. These accomplished women pilots did more than break the barriers of flight; they established a model for equality.
Автор: Prezoto Fabio, Nascimento Fabio Santos, Barbosa Bruno Corrкa Название: Neotropical Social Wasps: Basic and Applied Aspects ISBN: 3030535096 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783030535094 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19514.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book provides updated information on this intriguing and exciting group of insects: Neotropical Social Wasps. These insects have a particular biology and their colonies are formed by a few cooperative females living in either small or massive, structured nests where stinging individuals organize their activities and defend their offspring.
Автор: Alan H. Sommerstein Название: Aristophanes: Wasps ISBN: 0856682136 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780856682131 Издательство: Turpin Рейтинг: Цена: 4249.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Halliwell, Stephen (Wardlaw Professor of Greek Emeritus, Wardlaw Professor of Greek Emeritus, University of St Andrews) Название: Aristophanes: Acharnians, Knights, Wasps, Peace ISBN: 0198149956 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780198149958 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 16103.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This is the third and final volume of a new verse translation of the complete plays of Aristophanes by Stephen Halliwell. The translations combine accuracy with an attempt to capture the rich dramatic and literary qualities of Aristophanic comedy.
Автор: Stefano Turillazzi Название: The Biology of Hover Wasps ISBN: 364244654X ISBN-13(EAN): 9783642446542 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19376.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: As the culmination of the author`s lifetime of work on this fascinating group of social wasps, this comprehensive treatment includes detailed illustrations and online video, and is the primary and most exhaustive study of their biology, behavior and evolution.
Название: Aristophanes: wasps ISBN: 0199699402 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780199699407 Издательство: Oxford Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 33165.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Kevin M. O`Neill Название: Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History ISBN: 0801437210 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780801437212 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 12355.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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While social wasps, like hornets and yellow jackets, garner most of the publicity (most of it negative), the vast majority of wasp species, including digger wasps, spider wasps, and mud-daubers, are solitary. Elegant in appearance and distinctive in their actions, solitary wasps have long fascinated observers and have been the subject of narratives by such naturalists and scientists as Jean Henri Fabre, Niko Tinbergen, and Howard Ensign Evans.
Each adult female solitary wasp forages alone and, if she builds a nest, it is occupied solely by herself and her own offspring. Females use their stings mainly for hunting, rather than for defense, and exhibit a wide range of foraging and parental behaviors. Solitary wasps are of special interest to ethologists and evolutionary biologists.
Kevin M. O'Neill provides readable yet thorough accounts of the natural history of the major families of solitary wasps and also surveys the current state of scientific research on these insects. Numerous comprehensive tables of quantitative data serve as an excellent reference for biologists.
Topics covered in Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History include: *classification of the solitary wasps and their relation to other Hymenoptera *foraging and nesting behaviors * mating and parental strategies *thermoregulation *natural enemies *defensive strategies *directions for future research
Solitary Wasps: Behavior and Natural History is the first general survey in more than 25 years to be dedicated to its subject and is the best place to turn for information about the biology and compelling behavior of these common insects.
Описание: Established by the Army Air Force in 1943, the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) program opened to civilian women with a pilot's license who could afford to pay for their own transportation, training, and uniforms. Despite their highly developed skill set, rigorous training, and often dangerous work, the women of WASP were not granted military status until 1977, denied over three decades of Army Air Force benefits as well as the honor and respect given to male and female World War II veterans of other branches. Sarah Parry Myers not only offers a history of this short-lived program but considers its long-term consequences for the women who participated and subsequent generations of servicewomen and activists.
Myers shows us how those in the WASP program bonded through their training, living together in barracks, sharing the dangers of risky flights, and struggling to be recognized as military personnel, and the friendships they forged lasted well after the Army Air Force dissolved the program. Despite the WASP program's short duration, its fliers formed activist networks and spent the next thirty years lobbying for recognition as veterans. Their efforts were finally recognized when President Jimmy Carter signed a bill into law granting WASP participants retroactive veteran status, entitling them to military benefits and burials.
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