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Life in the Undergrowth Hardback - 2006

by David Attenborough

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An insect disguises itself as a flower or leaf. A spider lassoes its prey. A beetle persuades a bee to care for its young. This beautifully illustrated book by veteran naturalist Sir David Attenborough offers a rare glimpse into the secret life of invertebrates, the world's tiniest--and most fascinating--creatures.

Small by virtue of their lack of backbones, this group of living things plays a surprisingly large role in the evolutionary cycle. These diverse creatures (more than one million species are believed to exist) roamed the earth before us and will still be here when we have gone. They are the pollinators, cleaners, and recyclers of life on earth. Without them, we would not last long.

Attenborough has studied and enjoyed these diminutive beings since he was a schoolboy in the Leicestershire countryside of England. Life in the Undergrowth, part of his innovative series on natural history topics, looks at invertebrates the world over: their arrival on land and mastery of every habitat, and their fantastic variety of hunting, mating, and highly organized social behaviors.

Adults are prejudiced against insects--handicapped by their ignorance and fears and limited by their size and vision. Children, who are closer to insects in size, notice and enjoy the tiny creatures.

In this companion book to the Animal Planet television program, Attenborough shares his childlike curiosity for invertebrates, taking us down wormholes and into insect homes for an up-close-and-personal look at their habitats. As the biblical book of Proverbs implores: "Go to the ant, thou sluggard: consider her ways and be wise." David Attenborough does go. It is worth going with him.

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  • Title Life in the Undergrowth
  • Author David Attenborough
  • Binding Hardback
  • Edition Illustrated.
  • Pages 288
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, Princeton, New Jersey
  • Publication date January 2, 2006
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780691127033 / 0691127034
  • Weight 2.25 lbs (1.02 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.75 x 6.75 x 1.01 in (24.77 x 17.15 x 2.57 cm)
  • Category Animals
  • Library of Congress subjects Invertebrates
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2005934727
  • Dewey Decimal Code 592

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Sir David Attenborough is one of the best-loved naturalists of our time. He is the author of The Life of Birds, The Life of Mammals, The Private Life of Plants: A Natural History of Plant Behavior, and Life on Air: Memoirs of a Broadcaster (all Princeton) and Life on Earth. He has presented numerous world-renowned and award-winning natural history documentaries.

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