- Introduction [Ring T. Cardé and Vincent H. Resh]
- 1. The Fascination of Studying Insects: Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson, Journey to the Ants
- For the Love of Ants
- 2. Insects and the Human Food Supply: Mark Winston, Nature Wars
- The Worm in the Apple
- Nature’s Perfume
- The Worm in the Apple
- 3. Population and Pests: Mark Winston, Nature Wars
- Gypsy Moth
- 4. Insect Societies: Bert Hölldobler and Edward O. Wilson, Journey to the Ants
- The Origin of Cooperation
- The Superorganism
- The Origin of Cooperation
- 5. Location is Everything: Thomas Seeley, The Wisdom of the Hive
- The Foraging Abilities of a Colony
- Exploiting Food Sources over a Vast Region around the Hive
- Surveying the Countryside for Rich Food Sources
- Responding Quickly to Valuable Discoveries
- Choosing among Food Sources
- The Foraging Abilities of a Colony
- 6. Insects and the Human Condition: Gilbert Waldbauer, Millions of Monarchs
- People and Insect Plagues
- 7. War and Insects: Bert Hölldobler and E.O. Wilson, Journey to the Ants
- Army Ants
- 8. Insect Terror: Mark Winston, Killer Bees
- The Creation of a Pop Insect
- Arrival of the Bees
- Temperate and Tropical Honey Bees
- The Process of Africanization
- Differentiation between the Races
- Isolating Mechanisms
- Africanization of Managed Bees
- African or Africanized?
- The Creation of a Pop Insect
- 9. The Birds and the Mosquitoes: Gilbert Waldbauer, The Birder’s Bug Book
- Bugs That Eat Birds
- 10. Water Babies, Risky Behavior, and Sex: Gilbert Waldbauer, A Walk Around the Pond
- The Next Generation
- 11. How Insects “Work”: Vincent G. Dethier, The Hungry Fly
- The Search: Appetitive Behavior
- 12. Hot and Cold Insects: Bernd Heinrich, The Hot-Blooded Insects
- Night-Flying Moths
- The Physiology of Pre-Flight Warm-Up
- Night-Flying Moths
- 13. Insect Defenses: Thomas Eisner, For Love of Insects
- The Love Potion
- 14. Love at First Smell: Thomas Eisner, For Love of Insects
- The Sweet Smell of Success
- 15. Night Creatures: Kenneth D. Roeder, Nerve Cells and Insect Behavior
- Evasive Behavior in the Cockroach
- 16. More Than Just Jewelry: Andrew Ross, Amber
- What Is Amber?
- How Is Amber Produced?
- Amber Inclusions
- Evidence of Animal Behavior
- Animal Products
- Preservation
- Inorganic Inclusions
- Animal Interactions
- Parasitism
- Mutualism
- Commensalism
- Predation
- Plant Inclusions
- Gymnosperms
- Angiosperms
- The Ancient Amber Forests
- The Search for DNA
- Reports of DNA in Amber
- Is Jurassic Park Possible?
- What Is Amber?
- 17. Crime Scene Bugs: M. Lee Goff, A Fly for the Prosecution
- Prologue: Honolulu, 1984
- The Bugs on the Body
- Prologue: Honolulu, 1984
- 18. Monarchs and Movement: Gilbert Waldbauer, Millions of Monarchs, Bunches of Beetles
- From Millions of Monarchs
- 19. Insects and The Dismal Science: Bernd Heinrich, Bumblebee Economics
- The Bumblebee Colony Cycle
- Economy of the Colony
- The Bumblebee Colony Cycle
- 20. Questions of Paternity, Reversal of Sexual Roles, and Sex Addiction: James T. Costa, The Other Insect Societies
- Hemiptera: Heteroptera II
- Giant Water Bugs: Belostomatidae
- Lethocerinae
- Brooding Male Lethocerus medius (Belostomatidae: Lethocerinae)
- Belostomatinae
- Evolution of Paternal Care in Belostomatids
- Water Striders and Relatives: Gerridae and Veliidae
- Gerridae
- Hemiptera: Heteroptera II
- Contributors
- Index
A World of Insects
The Harvard University Press Reader
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Publication Date: 04/16/2012
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