{"product_id":"bees-a-natural-history-book-christopher-o-toole-9781770852082","title":"Bees: A Natural History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe vital role of bees in human ecology is underlined by the estimate that every third mouthful of human food is dependent on the pollinating services of bees.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnly recently have biologists discovered that human survival is inextricably linked to the survival of insects, specifically, bees. Today the 16-20,000 species of bee continue to play vital roles in human ecology. We survive only by grace of the life-sustaining network of bee-plant relationships.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBees\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e immerses readers in the world of a group of insects whose diversity of form and behavior is eloquent testimony to the fine-tuning of natural selection. Written by a world-leading entomologist and specialist in bees, the book's topics include:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eWhat are bees? (The Wasp Inheritance) - Bees as foragers, their nesting instinct, on-board computing facility, sun-compass orientation and sense of time\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe many ways of being a bee -- Solitary versus social, Miners and masons, Leafcutters and carpenters\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBees and flowering plants\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe male of the species -- Mating strategies, patrols, competition, territoriality, the role of scent\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe enemies of bees -- Cleptoparasites, cuckoo bees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBees and People -- historic and contemporary\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBees in Folk and Modern Medicine\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe Conservation of Bees -- the decline of bees and honeybees, bees in human ecology, bee conservation, urban bees\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBee projects -- the backyard bee scientist.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBees can be found throughout history in roles poetic and military, in medicine and agriculture, in the kitchen and in the kit of a traditional healer. They have played a bigger role in human existence than is often recognized. This beautifully illustrated, appreciative tribute will be welcomed by entomologists, students and all naturalist readers.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49522757828881,"sku":"CIN1770852085VG","price":6.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49752427757841,"sku":"CIN1770852085G","price":6.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49922429223185,"sku":"GOR012890837","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49923336274193,"sku":"GOR008242477","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1770852085.jpg?v=1751377999","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/bees-a-natural-history-book-christopher-o-toole-9781770852082","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}