The insect epiphany : how our six-legged allies shape human culture / Barrett Klein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Klein, Barrett Anthony

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Insects--Ecology.

Insects.

Insects--Popular works.

Entomology.

entomology.

Physical Description:

367 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Portland, Oregon : Timber Press, [2024]

Summary:

"Insects surround us. They fuel life on Earth through their roles as pollinators, predators, and prey, but rarely do we consider the outsize influence they have had on our culture and civilization. Their anatomy and habits inform how we live, work, create art, and innovate. Featuring nearly 250 color images--from ancient etchings to avant-garde art, from bug-based meals to haute couture--The Insect Epiphany proves that our world would look very different without insects, not just because they are crucial to our ecosystems, but because they have shaped and inspired so many aspects of what makes us human."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Section I: Working with them : symbiosis

Products. Silk ; Wax ; Honey ; Lacquer ; Color ; Paper ; Chitin ; Venom and poison

Using insect bodies. Food ; Medicine ; Light ; Art

Section II: Making them : genesis. Exoskeleton envy ; Rise of the insect robots ; Art, and fabricating the perfect insect ; Architecture : building what they build

Section III: Becoming them : metamorphosis. Fight like an insect ; Dance like an insect ; Act like an insect ; Dress like an insect ; Sound like an insect.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781643261362

1643261363

OCLC:

1420428117