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Flies in the Face of Fashion, Mites Make Right, and Other BUGdacious Tales
Tom Turpin
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Description for Flies in the Face of Fashion, Mites Make Right, and Other BUGdacious Tales
Paperback. How does insect suturing work? Which insect did the ancient Egyptians worship as a god? What did Ogden Nash have to say about termites? Which insect produces "Turkey Red" dye? What bug has survived for 300 million years? An illustrated collection of insect tales, this title tells you about the six-leg kingdom and its occupants. Num Pages: 248 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: WNCN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 322.
If you want to get downright buggy, pick up this wonderful collection of insect tales from the ""Bug Bowl"" guru, Tom Turpin. After you're through, you'll know more about the six-leg kingdom and its occupants than any bookworm that you run across. How does insect suturing work? Which insect did the ancient Egyptians worship as a god? What did Ogden Nash have to say about termites? Which insect produces ""Turkey Red"" dye? What bug has survived for 300 million years? How does a horse fly manage to fly without its head? Each tale is easily accessible, provides fun and scientific ... Read more
If you want to get downright buggy, pick up this wonderful collection of insect tales from the ""Bug Bowl"" guru, Tom Turpin. After you're through, you'll know more about the six-leg kingdom and its occupants than any bookworm that you run across. How does insect suturing work? Which insect did the ancient Egyptians worship as a god? What did Ogden Nash have to say about termites? Which insect produces ""Turkey Red"" dye? What bug has survived for 300 million years? How does a horse fly manage to fly without its head? Each tale is easily accessible, provides fun and scientific ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Purdue University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
West Lafayette, United States
ISBN
9781557534170
SKU
V9781557534170
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About Tom Turpin
Dr. Tom Turpin is the creator of Purdue University's "Bug Bowl," a celebration of insect antics, annually drawing over 12,000 visitors, who come to munch on bug stir-fry, to take part in cricket-spitting contests, and to cheer on tractor-pulling creepy crawlers at Roach Hill Downs. Turpin has been featured in Time and People magazines and has appeared on "Good Morning ... Read more
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