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"...a colourful, illustrated chronicle of why insects are important."--The Times
"The information in it was so wide-ranging and so well written that I am sure it would be a great buy for anyone with an interest in the so-called lower forms of animal life, natural history or just in the smaller creatures, good, bad or indifferent, that you find in the garden"--Gardens Illustrated
"Bugs Britannica is a celebration of the life that swarms at our feet and in the air."--The Scotsman
"The insect world is teeming with wonder in this outstanding cultural guide to the interaction of invertebrates and man."--Sunday Times
"...rare turns of phrase, gentle humour and quaint anecdotes about often-overlooked creatures"--BBC Wildlife Magazine
"Gorgeously produced and illustrated... each bug and its accompanying text is so fascinating that I wanted to read them all."--Charlotte Sleigh, Sunday Telegraph
"A cultural natural history - a record of what we think about invertebrates and how they...continue to influence our lives."--Bristol Evening Post
"Bugs Britannica is full of amazing facts and figures... A book to savour like a fine wine."-- TheTravelEditor.com
"Marren...lights up every invertebrate family, writing with zesty humour and sympathy... It is quite magnificent"--The Independent
"The book works...magnificently"--Eastern Daily Press
"A veritable feast and inspiration to delve into"--Highland News
"A sumptuous new book... its 500 gorgeous pages are comprehensive in their scope"--Manchester Evening News
"The book is a delight of illustration, information and anecdote about the world of invertebrates."--Current Biology
"It is easy to lose hours in this book."--The Guardian
"Enormous fun... The book is a delight, a rich but digestible potage of the arcane and the unexpected."--Country Life
"a delightful book"--The Spectator
"The information in it was so wide-ranging and so well written that I am sure it would be a great buy for anyone with an interest in the so-called lower forms of animal life, natural history or just in the smaller creatures, good, bad or indifferent, that you find in the garden"--Gardens Illustrated
"Bugs Britannica is a celebration of the life that swarms at our feet and in the air."--The Scotsman
"The insect world is teeming with wonder in this outstanding cultural guide to the interaction of invertebrates and man."--Sunday Times
"...rare turns of phrase, gentle humour and quaint anecdotes about often-overlooked creatures"--BBC Wildlife Magazine
"Gorgeously produced and illustrated... each bug and its accompanying text is so fascinating that I wanted to read them all."--Charlotte Sleigh, Sunday Telegraph
"A cultural natural history - a record of what we think about invertebrates and how they...continue to influence our lives."--Bristol Evening Post
"Bugs Britannica is full of amazing facts and figures... A book to savour like a fine wine."-- TheTravelEditor.com
"Marren...lights up every invertebrate family, writing with zesty humour and sympathy... It is quite magnificent"--The Independent
"The book works...magnificently"--Eastern Daily Press
"A veritable feast and inspiration to delve into"--Highland News
"A sumptuous new book... its 500 gorgeous pages are comprehensive in their scope"--Manchester Evening News
"The book is a delight of illustration, information and anecdote about the world of invertebrates."--Current Biology
"It is easy to lose hours in this book."--The Guardian
"Enormous fun... The book is a delight, a rich but digestible potage of the arcane and the unexpected."--Country Life
"a delightful book"--The Spectator
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From sea squirts to slugs to swallowtails, the third, fabulous and gorgeously illustrated book in Richard Mabey's series, a companion volume to the bestselling classics Flora Britannica and Birds Britannica.
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47 of 48 people found the following review helpful
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This is a lovely book, truly lovely. Beautifully produced and packed full of information this is NOT a spotter's guide. It is a wonderful evocation of the vast variety of insect life to be found in Britain, not just habitats and habits but a record of their interactions with humans, as the book itself says "where bug lives and human experience meet". There are stories galore in here concerning ants to woodlice, ladybirds to leeches and bees to fleas. But that's not all. By including such diverse beasties as amoebas, jellyfish and slugs, this book is a comprehensive melange of all things bug.
Unless you are at all phobic about creepy crawlies, you will find loads to fascinate and delight in here.
Be warned though, like its sister volumes, Birds Britannica and Flora Botannica it is a mighty tome so you won't be taking this one to the beach or on the train with you, but a "Coffee Table Book" it ain't. It's not for show, it's a dipper into, it's a book for losing yourself in, it's a book you will love if you are in any way interested in the fauna of this country. Sometimes the smallest characters have the best tales to tell.
Unless you are at all phobic about creepy crawlies, you will find loads to fascinate and delight in here.
Be warned though, like its sister volumes, Birds Britannica and Flora Botannica it is a mighty tome so you won't be taking this one to the beach or on the train with you, but a "Coffee Table Book" it ain't. It's not for show, it's a dipper into, it's a book for losing yourself in, it's a book you will love if you are in any way interested in the fauna of this country. Sometimes the smallest characters have the best tales to tell.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a book as much to browse for pleasure as to learn hard science. Under the "bugs" umbrella are included most of the invertebrate groups (so a much broader range than just insects), but some groups get more detailed coverage than others. For example, crustaceans and arachnids are covered in a fairly general way compared to butterflies and moths, for which many individual species get an entry on their own. I don't think this is a bad thing: readers are more likely to want to read about animals they are more likely to notice. Entries (at least, all the ones I've read) have useful and fascinating material about the biology, ecology and behaviour. In addition there's a delightful collection of more anecdotal material that rarely appears in more formal texts, which you normally only get by chatting to specialists. It's a great book to pick up and dip into at random (there's sure to be something entertaining) or in which to look up information about a species or group of animals. Illustrations are good quality and imaginatively chosen: pictures of animals always help one visualise what you're learning about, but there are also a good range showing the relations between "bugs" and people (such as a graphic poster warning of the risks of malaria-carrying mosquitos, or incorporation of bugs in works of art or trademarks).
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Easy on the science, but fascinating detail about folk history and literary references. Basic, but practical information on health (eg mosquito/tick). Helpful references to each insect's British range with brief, contextual information about foreign species. Entomologists, insectophobes and everyone inbetween will both enjoy and learn something from reading this book.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
invertebrates
This excellent book should have been entitled "Invertebrates Britannica" as it deals with far more than what is usually accepted by the term Bugs. Read more
Published 8 months ago by G. I. Forbes
Bugs Britannica - Excellent
This book, like the rest in the series, is excellent and informative. It is NOT a field guide for instant identification but still useful for these purposes. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Vic Blake
Top of my book list
An excellent book, which includes a few pages on slugs, unusual in this type of book but indicative of the wide range of coverage the book gives to British "bugs". Read more
Published 18 months ago by I. Dutton
Britannica excels again.
Another excellent book from Britannica.Interesting,informative and sometimes quirky.
I'll be dipping into this book for years to come as I do with Flora and Birds. Read more
I'll be dipping into this book for years to come as I do with Flora and Birds. Read more
Published 19 months ago by slipknott
A New World
As a child I became fascinated in butterflies, common larger moths, snails, bees, flies and wasps. But mostly I disregarded the smallest ones. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Dr. R. J. Atkins
Bugs and all that !
A welcome addition to the 'Britannica' series. Covers all of the major invertebrate groups found in the UK. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Ideltic
Delightful
This is such a a wonderful book, crammed full of facts and trivia! I first started reading the part on butterflies and enjoyed it so much that I am now reading it cover to cover. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Andras Bartal
Bugs Britannica
Absolutely fascinating. Authors recommend 'dipping in' and it would be great for this, but I couldn't resist starting to read it from cover to cover. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Elwyn
Coffee Table, not reference book
This is a beautiful book to look at, but the title seems very misleading to me: I expected a book a bit like the "Encyclopedia Britannica", including every BUG in Britain with lots... Read more
Published 23 months ago by Dr. Sally Tonge
Bugs Britannica...is brilliant. GET A COPY!
Please get a copy of this book as soon as possible. All the family will enjoy it. There is something interesting and wonderful on every page. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Mr. C. Beyle
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