Six-legged Ghosts
The insects of Aotearoa
$49.45
- Hardcover
296 pages
- Release Date
1 April 2024
Summary
Why isn’t Aotearoa famous for its insects? We have weta that can survive being frozen, weevils with ‘snouts’ almost as long as their bodies, and the world’s only alpine cicadas.
There is mounting evidence that insect numbers are plummeting all over the world. But the insect apocalypse isn’t just a faraway problem - it’s also happening here in Aotearoa. In recent years, we have lost a number of our native insects to extinction and many more are teetering on the brink.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781988503431 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1988503434 |
| Author: | Lily Duval |
| Publisher: | Canterbury University Press |
| Imprint: | Canterbury University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 296 |
| Release Date: | 1 April 2024 |
| Weight: | 1.06kg |
| Dimensions: | 32mm x 198mm x 258mm |
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Critics Review
Winner of the 2024 Whitley Book Award for Illustrated Zoology and Biodiversity Resource.
Lily Duval
Lily Duval is an author and illustrator passionate about the natural world. She illustrated ‘Critters of Aotearoa: 50 bizarre but lovable members of our wildlife community’, which was chosen as a Storylines Notable Book in 2023. She writes and illustrates for a range of organisations, including the Department of Conservation, Forest & Bird and Conservation Volunteers New Zealand. Lily has been the researcher and writer for RNZ’s ‘Critter of the Week’ show since 2021 and is part of the organising team for the Bug of the Year competition. She has a Master of Arts (Distinction) in English Literature from the University of Canterbury. Lily lives in Ōhinehou Lyttelton and spends her free time gardening and tramping.
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