Insects of Southern Africa
Author : C. H. Scholtz
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN :
Author : C. H. Scholtz
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 43,2 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Africa, Southern
ISBN :
Author : Mike Picker
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 2002 pages
File Size : 15,38 MB
Release : 2019-06-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775845850
This trusted best-seller has been comprehensively updated and expanded to feature accounts of over 1,500 species and insect groups. Included are the most common, most economically and ecologically important, interesting and attractive insects in the region. It features: vivid photographs, easy-to-read text, detailed accounts covering identification, biology, distribution and related species, a helpful introduction detailing the significance, life history, collection and photography of insects, and quick reference guides on the inside covers to facilitate identification. Entomologists both amateur and professional, students, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in the natural world will appreciate this illuminating and invaluable guide.
Author : Clarke Scholtz
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 1271 pages
File Size : 12,65 MB
Release : 2021-03-10
Category :
ISBN : 1775846326
Pollinators, parasites, purifiers, predators, decomposers – insects arguably play the most important roles in the functioning of the Earth’s ecosystems. This lavishly illustrated and highly authoritative book is structured around southern Africa’s 13 distinct biomes; it reflects the essential role insects play in most ecological processes such as pollination, predation, parasitism, soil modification and nutrient recycling; details how they serve as food for multitudes of other organisms, including bacteria and fungi, as well as specially adapted plants, insect-feeding arthropods, reptiles, birds and mammals; depicts the insects and phenomena described in some 2,000 photographs that accompany the accessible text; highlights the crucial role insects play as ecosystem service providers, giving intimate insight into the beauty and importance of insects in the natural world. Includes a guide to each of the 25 insect orders found in southern Africa, with images showing their diagnostic characters. This key publication detailing the latest research in the field of entomology will appeal to academics and nature enthusiasts alike.
Author : C. H. Scholtz
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 29,63 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Science
ISBN :
Author : Alan Weaving
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 46,99 MB
Release : 2015-01-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775842827
Sasol First Field Guide to Insects of Southern Africa provides fascinating insight into the insects of the region. Full-colour photographs and easy-to-read text will help the beginner and budding naturalist to explore the more common insect groups that occur in southern Africa, discover where they are found, and learn about their behaviour and unusual features.
Author : Clarke Scholtz
Publisher :
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 33,99 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Art
ISBN :
Written by 48 contributors, each an authority on a particular group, this book compiles a wealth of information on Southern Africa's rich and varied insect fauna.
Author : Erik Holm
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 798 pages
File Size : 26,81 MB
Release : 2017-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775842002
Insectopedia uncovers the fascinating and infinitely varied world of insects. It explores their intriguing behaviour and biology – from mating and breeding, metamorphosis and movement to sight, smell, hearing and their adaptations to heat and cold. A chapter on superorganisms probes the curious phenomenon of social communities among insects; another covers the critical role that these creatures play in maintaining the fragile balance of life on our planet. The book concludes with a 60-page illustrated field guide, describing most insect orders and their main families. Previously published as Insectlopedia of Southern Africa, this fully revised and redesigned edition includes up-to-date information throughout, an expanded ID section, and several hundred new photographs. Sales points: more than 700 photographs, many depicting seldom photographed insect behaviours, clear, easy to read text, and a range of feature and fact boxes that add a lively touch, includes an ID section with photographs and line illustrations, the author is well known for his radio talks on insects.
Author : Vincent Carruthers
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 1866 pages
File Size : 19,33 MB
Release : 2017-02-06
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775844641
A field guide to the wildlife of southern Africa, describing over 2,000 plants and animals, with accurate illustrations in full colour. This book has been a trusted fi eld companion for many years. Comprehensively updated, it now features range maps for most groups. The chapters are colour-coded for easy reference, and diagnostic features appear in bold type within the descriptions. Each chapter is written by a leading expert in the field. All the main plant and animal groups are covered: Lower invertebrates, Spiders and other arachnids, Insects, Freshwater fishes, Frogs, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Grasses, sedges, ferns and fungi, Wild flowers, Trees
Author : Mike Picker
Publisher : Penguin Random House South Africa
Page : 571 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 2016-02-09
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1775841979
Pocket Guide: Insects of South Africa covers both common and interesting insects from South Africa, making it possible to identify a wide range of local species. Some 260 insects are featured, many of which we may have spotted in our houses and gardens. Each is described with its key identification features, a colour photograph and distribution map. An illustrated quick-reference guide on the inside front and back covers makes it quick and easy to navigate to the right insect group.
Author : Eric Holm
Publisher :
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 28,30 MB
Release : 1995-01
Category : Insects
ISBN : 9781868258314
By means of a clear text and full-colour illustrations, this pocket guide examines our commonly seen insects, and details their life cycles, habits and habitats.