Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology / Lisa Margonelli ; illustrations by Thomas...
Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology / Lisa Margonelli ; illustrations by Thomas...
Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology / Lisa Margonelli ; illustrations by Thomas Shahan.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0228
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Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
303 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Part I -- A termite safari -- Part II -- Riddles in the dirt -- An inconvenient insect -- Into the mound -- Complexity is the essence -- Because they are so sweet -- A black box with six legs -- Waiting for Carnot -- Part III -- The second termite safari -- Life in the firehose -- Jazz in the metage...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2018.
Edition
First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2018.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"Are we more like termites than we ever imagined? In Underbug, the award-winning journalist Lisa Margonelli introduces us to the enigmatic creatures that collectively outweigh human beings ten to one and consume $40 billion worth of valuable stuff annually. Over the course of a decade-long obsession with one of nature's most influential but least u...
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Full title
Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology / Lisa Margonelli ; illustrations by Thomas Shahan.
Portion of title
Obsessive tale of termites and technology
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Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index.
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Date Copyright
©2018
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Call Numbers
G 2019/0228
Record Identifier
74VKV07lvjOl
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKV07lvjOl
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ISBN
0374282072 hardcover
9780374282073 hardcover
DDC
595.736
MMS ID
991024224811402626
