Butterfly : a photographic portrait Thomas Marent ; with Ben Morgan.
Butterfly is a celebration of the dazzling variety of colors, patterns, habitats, and behavior of the world's butterflies and moths, with breathtaking photographs by Thomas Marent. More than 500 intimate images lift the veil on a fascinating-and often hidden-world, visually documenting the miraculous transformation of a crawling caterpillar into a colorful and graceful winged creature -Cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780756633400
- ISBN: 0756633400
- Physical Description: 280 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
- Edition: First American edition
- Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2008.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Photographer's passion -- Identity -- scaly wings -- wing structure -- antennae and eyes -- proboscis -- thorax and abdomen -- classification -- moths -- Transformation -- beginnings -- eating machines -- footwork -- skin -- skin adornments -- discerning diets -- social life -- growing -- metamorphosis -- Maturity -- new beginning -- taking flight -- feeding -- dietary supplements -- puddling sites -- migration -- courtship -- mating -- egg laying -- life spans -- Survival -- camouflage -- disguise -- eyespots -- tail decoys -- chemical deterrents in larvae -- chemical deterrents in adults -- mimicry -- Butterfly and moth families -- Index and acknowledgments. |
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| Subject: | Butterflies. Butterflies > Pictorial works. |
| Genre: | Illustrated works. |
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- 7 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
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Summary:
Butterfly is a celebration of the dazzling variety of colors, patterns, habitats, and behavior of the world's butterflies and moths, with breathtaking photographs by Thomas Marent. More than 500 intimate images lift the veil on a fascinating-and often hidden-world, visually documenting the miraculous transformation of a crawling caterpillar into a colorful and graceful winged creature -Cover.
