Butterflies [antikvár]

Butterflies is a collection of over 250 stunning photographs that takes us from the humble emergence of the larva to the final glory as a multi-colored and dazzling adult butterfly. This book was written and photographed by Paul Starosta and Jean-Pierre Vesco, experts in the fields of biology, entomology, ecology, and biochemistry. A dazzling sequence of 32 photographs takes the reader from egg through caterpillar and chrysalis to final butterfly. This indispensable title also contains a color dictionary of the most glorious of the day and night butterflies. Butterflies is unique in that it only contains photographs of living specimens. Author Biography: Paul Starosta trained as both a photographer and biologist which gives him the unique technical sophistication and eye for detail in this book. He is the author and photographer of a number of distinguished titles, including Reptiles which have been published throughout the world. Jean-Pierre Vesco breeds butterflies professionally from chrysalis to adult emergence. This has given him the most detailed knowledge of the world of butterflies, regarding their social organization, their survival and their fantastic evolution.