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by Evans (Author), Bellamy (Author), Lisa Charles Watson (Photographer)
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  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Henry Holt & Company Inc (Dec 1996)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0805037519
  • ISBN-13: 978-0805037517
  • Product Dimensions: 28.4 x 23.4 x 1.7 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,324,144 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"The jewel-like beauty of the world's largest group of insects is breath-takingly captured in this handsome volume. Outstanding."-Library Journal
"Beautiful."-The Washington Post Book World


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Shows and describes the characteristics of beetles.

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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Truly stunning aesthetic photography!, 2 Dec 2001
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Wow, this book is good enough to be bought for just the photographs alone! They are truly stunning-set with complementary backgrounds, and balanced lighting with high quality crisp graphic images. This book really shows the Beetle order to be one of the most amazing and diverse of all life on earth. But it's not just a pretty 'coffee table book', no, it's full of facts and scientific information about beetles, their varieties, habitats, importance in the world; anatomy, biology, relationships with human cultures, and their unending beauty and forms. It appears well researched and full of clear concise information, not to mention page after page of 'WOW' factor pictures. I think it would be good for any enthusiast or novice alike.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating natural history and wonderful photographs., 21 Mar 1997
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If a single example of every living species, plant and animal, were lined up, every fifth organism would be a beetle! This amazingly beautiful book combines fascinating natural history about the most common form of life on earth with spectacular photographs. Brings the appreciation of beetles closer to the way many of us already feel about birds, butterflies and wildflowers. Look closely--beauty lies beneath our feet. This is a coffee table art book simply in a class by itself. It is rich in content as well as beauty.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars By far one of the best books I have read about insects, 13 Oct 1998
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I have read large numbers of insect books, and this is my absolute favorite. Cover to cover, it is an interesting and informative book. The photography is simply stunning and amazing, and the text is easy to read and well planned to cater to the well informed entomologist and amateur alike. It describes all aspects of beetle lives, with special emphasis on how many beetles there are in the world and how they effect human cultures in ways we rarely notice. Anyone who has any interest in beetles, insects in general, or excellent photography should get ahold of a copy of this book. I assure you that you won't regret it!
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