The Life-Story of Insects

This 1913 book contains an account of insect transformations, allowing scope for further entomological investigation in the field.

G. H. Carpenter (Author)

9781107655546, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 22 March 2012

146 pages
20.3 x 12.7 x 0.9 cm, 0.16 kg

Originally published during the early part of the twentieth century, the Cambridge Manuals of Science and Literature were designed to provide concise introductions to a broad range of topics. They were written by experts for the general reader and combined a comprehensive approach to knowledge with an emphasis on accessibility. The Life-Story of Insects by G. H. Carpenter was first published in 1913. The book contains an informative account of the facts and meanings of insect transformations, allowing scope for further entomological investigation in the field.

1. Introduction
2. Growth and change
3. The life-stories of some sucking insects
4. From water to air
5. Transformations, outward and inward
6. Larvae and their adaptations
7. Pupae and their modifications
8. The life-story and the seasons
9. Past and present - the meaning of the story
Outline classification of insects
Table of geological systems
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: Zoology & animal sciences [PSV]