Bees, wasps, spiders and other builders. Kartsev V.

Many animals build a variety of shelters for themselves, and the most skillful builders must be recognized as insects. Many saw paper waspols, mounds of ants, wax bee honeycombs.

We bring to your attention the first publication in Russia, completely dedicated to the buildings of insects and spiders: nests, shelters, portable and stationary houses, spider webs and hunting shadows, cocoons, galls and much more. These buildings are interesting for their diversity - from simple minks to complex architectural structures created as if according to a pre -planned plan. The book has more than 500 original photographs of the author - candidate of biological sciences V. M. Kartsev, which he collected for 25 years.

The publication is recommended as a textbook for students of biological specialties, but the book is written understandable for everyone and will be interesting to the widest circle of readers who love nature, including schoolchildren.