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Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Ex-library with the usual library markings (if not for the library markings this copy would be graded in fine condition); overall a nice used copy! Blue boards with gilt lettering on the spine. 374 historical and informative pages nicely enhanced by black and white and full-color photographs and illustrations! "Praying mantids have fascinated people for thousands of years. In their Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptians honored the mantis as a minor deity, the "Bird-Fly," whose function was to conduct the souls of the dead to the netherworld. The Chinese bred mantids for fighting and celebrated their ferocity and foolhardy courage (they sometimes attack prey larger than themselves) in songs and poems. Today, mantids continue to seize the imaginations of serious researchers and backyard naturalists with their dramatic method of capturing prey, their bizarre "sexual…
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The Praying Mantids Capa dura - 1999 - 1st Edição
por Frederick R. Prete (Editor); Harrington Wells (Editor); Lawrence E. Hurd (Editor)
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Everyone who writes about mantids seems to have an interesting story to tell, and we hope that we do, too.
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- Título The Praying Mantids
- Autor Frederick R. Prete (Editor); Harrington Wells (Editor); Lawrence E. Hurd (Editor)
- Encadernação Capa dura
- Número da edição 1st
- Edição 1
- Páginas 400
- Volumes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
- Data de publicação November 24, 1999
- Ilustrado Sim
- ISBN 9780801861741 / 0801861748
- Peso 2.28 libras (1.03 kg)
- Dimensão 10.27 x 7.38 x 1.49 in. (26.09 x 18.75 x 3.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Mantodea
- Número da Biblioteca do Congresso dos Estados Unidos 99044360
- Dewey Decimal Code 595.727
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Johns Hopkins University Press, 1999. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 10x7x1. Clean With No Highlighting Or Remarks Inside, In Very Good Condition. 362 Pages With The Index. Hardcover With A Very Good Dust Jacket.- We can ship from Canada and the USA, based on your address. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
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Praying mantids have fascinated people for thousands of years. In their Book of the Dead, ancient Egyptians honored the mantis as a minor deity, the "Bird-Fly," whose function was to conduct the souls of the dead to the netherworld. The Chinese bred mantids for fighting and celebrated their ferocity and foolhardy courage (they sometimes attack prey larger than themselves) in songs and poems. Today, mantids continue to seize the imaginations of serious researchers and backyard naturalists with their dramatic method of capturing prey, their bizarre "sexual cannibalism," and their appeal as "beneficial" insects.
The Praying Mantids represents the current state of knowledge on these remarkable insects, bringing together all that is… Ler mais
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