Bees of the world
Packer, Laurence Dennis Marchant, 1955-2023
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When many people think of bees, they are likely to picture the western domesticated honey bee, insects that live in large, socially complex societies inside a hive with a single queen and thousands of workers. But this familiar bee is just one of more than 20,000 species of bees - and almost none of the others is anything like it. In this book, Laurence Packer, one of the world's foremost experts on wild bees, celebrates the amazing diversity of bees - from size and appearance to nests and social organisation. Providing clear, accurate accounts of the seven bee families, the book presents all the key information on generic characteristics, habits, and habitat, illustrated with incredible and often rare photographs that show bees in their natural habitats - foraging, nesting, raising their young, and more.
Main title:
Bees of the world / Laurence Packer.
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Imprint:
Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2023.
Collation:
240 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps ; 25 cm.
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ISBN:
9780691226620 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
595.799595.799
Language:
English
BRN:
2344146