LEADER 03224nam 2200673 a 450 001 9911134609903321 005 20251116210405.0 010 $a9786612772672 010 $a9781282772670 010 $a1282772678 010 $a9780520944954 010 $a052094495X 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520944954 035 $a(CKB)2560000000048124 035 $a(EBL)837179 035 $a(OCoLC)646846853 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000436561 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11313263 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000436561 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10426849 035 $a(PQKB)10458302 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC837179 035 $a(DE-B1597)519303 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520944954 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL837179 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10343498 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL277267 035 $a(Perlego)551396 035 $a(UkBuK)1473752 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000048124 100 $a20081113d2009 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFireflies, honey, and silk /$fGilbert Waldbauer ; with illustrations by James Nardi 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$cUniversity of California Press$d2009 215 $a1 online resource (247 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 08$a9780520268074 311 08$a0520268075 311 08$a9780520258839 311 08$a0520258835 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aInsects people like -- The silk we wear -- Dyeing the cloth -- Baubles, bracelets, and anklets -- Candles, shellac, and sealing wax -- Paper and ink -- Butterflies in your tummy -- Satisfying the sweet tooth -- Cures and nostrums -- Insect pets and performers -- Epilogue : the ecological context. 330 $aThe ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives-culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a captivating ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from Waldbauer's distinguished career as an entomologist, the book also describes surprising everyday encounters we all experience that were made possible by insects. From butterfly gardens and fly-fishing to insects as jewelry and sex pheromones, this is an eye-opening ode to the wonder of insects that illuminates our extraordinary and essential relationship with the natural world. 606 $aBeneficial insects 615 0$aBeneficial insects. 676 $a595.7/163 700 $aWaldbauer$b Gilbert 701 $aNardi$b James B.$f1948- 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9911134609903321 997 $aUNINA