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Miniature Giants: Insect Stories Beyond The Ordinary
Publisher:
Viking
| Author:
Geetha Iyer
| Language:
English
| Format:
Hardback
Publisher:
Viking
Author:
Geetha Iyer
Language:
English
Format:
Hardback
Original price was: ₹699.₹559Current price is: ₹559.
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Did you know that insects are at the forefront of research today? Scientists are looking to them to design heart valves, prosthetics, drones, noise-cancelling headphones, and what not? In fact, Insects have done what humans are only beginning to learn to do.
However, despite occupying every nook and corner of the earth and sustaining several ecological systems, they continue to remain misunderstood and unappreciated beings. Considering the diversity of entomological studies happening across various parts of the globe, it will not be an exaggeration to say that the field is still at a nascent stage in India.
In this book, biologist and naturalist Geetha Iyer attempts to set the record straight! She writes about several such marvelous insects and their strange and absorbing behaviours in an attempt to highlight the need for their conservation and dispel myths and misconceptions about them arising from nothing but sheer ignorance.
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Did you know that insects are at the forefront of research today? Scientists are looking to them to design heart valves, prosthetics, drones, noise-cancelling headphones, and what not? In fact, Insects have done what humans are only beginning to learn to do.
However, despite occupying every nook and corner of the earth and sustaining several ecological systems, they continue to remain misunderstood and unappreciated beings. Considering the diversity of entomological studies happening across various parts of the globe, it will not be an exaggeration to say that the field is still at a nascent stage in India.
In this book, biologist and naturalist Geetha Iyer attempts to set the record straight! She writes about several such marvelous insects and their strange and absorbing behaviours in an attempt to highlight the need for their conservation and dispel myths and misconceptions about them arising from nothing but sheer ignorance.
About Author
Geetha Iyer is an ardent wildlife watcher, naturalist, author, teacher and consultant in the twin fields of education and environment. A zoology graduate with a Ph.D in Education from Madras University, she was a biology teacher for well over 25 years and Head of Sahyadri School, KFI, Pune for three years. She enjoys conducting workshops and giving talks on education, environment and natural history for diverse groups ranging from students, teachers to scientists, nurses and forest guards. An established author of non-fiction works on the natural history of India, her previous books have been published by Harper Collins (2016), Rishi Valley Education Centre (2009) and Orient Blackswan (two books on EE in 2010). She is also the series editor for middle-school science books with Collins India. She observes, reads and researches insects, especially moths on which subject she has also published scientific papers.
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