04204nam 2200949 a 450 991078973190332120200520144314.01-283-37354-897866133735400-520-95246-410.1525/9780520952461(CKB)2670000000133434(EBL)827645(OCoLC)769343146(SSID)ssj0000570792(PQKBManifestationID)11369676(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000570792(PQKBWorkID)10610844(PQKB)11192411(DE-B1597)520266(DE-B1597)9780520952461(Au-PeEL)EBL827645(CaPaEBR)ebr10521962(CaONFJC)MIL337354(MiAaPQ)EBC827645(EXLCZ)99267000000013343420110629d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrHow not to be eaten[electronic resource] the insects fight back /Gilbert Waldbauer ; with illustrations by James NardiBerkeley University of California Pressc20121 online resource (237 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-26912-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Insects in the Web of Life -- 2. The Eaters of Insects -- 3. Fleeing and Staying under Cover -- 4. Hiding in Plain Sight -- 5. Bird Dropping Mimicry and Other Disguises -- 6. Flash Colors and Eyespots -- 7. Safety in Numbers -- 8. Defensive Weapons and Warning Signals -- 9. The Predators' Countermeasures -- 10. Protection by Deception -- Epilogue -- Selected References -- IndexAll animals must eat. But who eats who, and why, or why not? Because insects outnumber and collectively outweigh all other animals combined, they comprise the largest amount of animal food available for potential consumption. How do they avoid being eaten? From masterful disguises to physical and chemical lures and traps, predatory insects have devised ingenious and bizarre methods of finding food. Equally ingenious are the means of hiding, mimicry, escape, and defense waged by prospective prey in order to stay alive. This absorbing book demonstrates that the relationship between the eaten and the eater is a central-perhaps the central-aspect of what goes on in the community of organisms. By explaining the many ways in which insects avoid becoming a meal for a predator, and the ways in which predators evade their defensive strategies, Gilbert Waldbauer conveys an essential understanding of the unrelenting coevolutionary forces at work in the world around us.InsectsDefensesInsectsPredators ofbooks about bugs.books for kids and adults.books for my grandson.bug camouflage.bug defensive mechanisms.cool bugs.distraction for kids.easy to read.ecology.engaging.entomology.evolution.food chain explained.food chain of bugs.fun books.fun facts about bugs.gifts for kids.great for reluctant readers.how bugs survive.informative books.insects.invertebrates zoology.learning while reading.man vs beast.predator and prey.science and math.survival techniques of bugs.what eats bugs.InsectsDefenses.InsectsPredators of.595.7Waldbauer Gilbert1474214Nardi James1127009MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789731903321How not to be eaten3702004UNINA