Jungle Bugs in the Night, Scientific Adventure in Tropical Forests of the World
Purser, B
2007. Sofia-Moscow, 210x290, full-color albom with excellent original photos of the author, glossary, In English.
Hdb, 168pp. Price EURO 38.
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Contents:
Preface - Chapter 1: An introduction to the jungle & its night-life - Chapter 2: Observing Jungle Bugs in the Night - Chapter 3: The incredible Diversity of Jungle Bugs - Chapter 4: Nocturnal behaviour of Jungle Bugs - Chapter 5: Strange bugs in the night - Chapter 6: Jungle Bugs all through the Night - Epilogue:A plea for the bugs - Glossary

Notes:
This beautifully illustrated book comprises 297 photos of living insects and spiders, demonstrating a little known aspect of entomology for there exists no popular literature treating the nocturnal activities of these fascinating creatures. Few have had the time - or courage - to carry a camera quietly through the jungle at night. The text and photos introduce the reader to the various types of tropical forest and their smaller inhabitants. A chapter illustrates the many ways in which one may observe noctural life in the jungle, and the special techniques necessary to photograph bugs and vegetation in these dripping forests. Together with its photos, this book will be of considerable interest to Nature photographers. Two chapters are devoted to the more unexpected facets of nocturnal life: colour, structure and, especially, behaviour, aspects which are rarely - if ever - treated in text-books. Photography of these reclusive creatures has involved many patient hours of standing and sitting quietly within the darkened forests of Australia, New Guinea, Malaysia, Madagascar, West Africa, Central America and, especially, Amazonia. Observation has involved many long nights, from sunset to dawn, at altitudes varying from sea-level to 4000 meters, at temperatures ranging from 30° to near zero. The variety and behaviour of jungle bugs under these hightly variable conditions give the reader a very good insight into the private lives of these creatures. All photos have been taken by the author, each photo being discussed and integrated in the adjacent text; in that a good photo is worth a thousand words, this text is reduced to a minimum. However, humerous incidents and personal remarks have not been neglected, these making reading agreeable. The author, a Naturalist from birth, has worked (and lived) in tropical forests for nearly 50 years. An experienced photographer and scientist, he describes his scientific observations and experiences in a language which all, both amateur and professional, will appreciate.

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