FIREFLIES, HONEY, AND SILK

Book ID/图书代码： 13520009B33612

English Summary/英文概要： The beauty of butterflies, the cheerful chirp of crickets, the ink our ancestors wrote with, the beeswax in altar candles, the honey on our toast, the silk we wear. This enchanting book is a highly entertaining exploration of the myriad ways insects have enriched our lives - culturally, economically, and aesthetically. Entomologist and writer Gilbert Waldbauer describes in loving, colorful detail how many of the valuable products insects have given us are made, how they were discovered, and how they have been used through time and across cultures. Along the way, he takes us on a captivating ramble through many far-flung corners of history, mythology, poetry, literature, medicine, ecology, forensics, and more. Enlivened with personal anecdotes from Waldbauer’s distinguished career as an entomologist, the book also describes surprising everyday encounters we all experience that were made possible by insects. From butterfly gardens and fly-fishing to insects as jewelry and sex pheromones, this is an eye-opening ode to the wonder of insects that illuminates our extraordinary and essential relationship with the natural world.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 讲述人类与大自然母亲的羁绊啊

小小的昆虫，看似不起眼，你可知它们为人类日常生活带来多大财富和多少不容忽视的帮助？
又是如何被睿智的祖先发现，沿用至今？
鲜为人知的渊源等你探究，
人类与大自然母亲的羁绊比想象中的更深！

翩翩起舞的蝴蝶；欢快鸣叫的蟋蟀；
祖先使用的墨水；祭坛蜡烛的蜂蜡；
涂抹吐司的蜂蜜；用于穿着的丝绸；
与昆虫密切相关的产物比比皆是，
极大丰富了人类生活的方方面面。

从文化、经济、美学入手，本书作者、昆虫学家吉尔伯特（Gilbert Waldbauer）对此展开趣味横生的探索。
他出彩地描述了昆虫赋予人类的价值，从中诞生的无数重要产品；人类如何发现这些可利用的因素，它们怎样经过时间与文化的演练流传至今。引领读者走进历史、神话学、诗歌、文学、医学、生态学等诸多迷人领域，寻根起源。
此外，作为一名昆虫学家，吉尔伯特职业生涯中的个人轶事；每天人类会面对的那些可能由昆虫引起、不可思议的遭遇，都能在书中大饱眼福，增加阅读趣味。
由花园里的蝴蝶、用假蝇钓鱼（fly-fishing）到以昆虫研制的珠宝和性激素等，昆虫界的奇迹再次阐明了人类与大自然间非同一般的互存关系，那么，人类，受益者的一方，则更不应推辞保护自然的义务！(ZY)

Awards/获奖情况："Abuzz with obscure lore about a host of bugs that are as accommodating to humans as bedbugs, fleas, and mosquitoes are annoying."--"Natural History"

"Accessible, easy prose ready-made for a broad, curious audience."--"Publishers Weekly"

"Reading this book is like sitting at the feet of a favourite uncle on a winter evening beside a crackling fire."--"New Scientist" "An easy-to-read book that is interesting and entertaining."--"Foreword"

About the Author/作者介绍： Gilbert Waldbauer 是美国伊利诺斯大学昆虫学系的名誉教授，著有多部有关昆虫的作品。
《Insights from Insects》,
《What Bad Bugs Can Teach Us》,
《The Handy Bug Answer Book》,
《A Walk Around the Pond: Insects in and over the Water》.

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Rights Status/版权销售情况：Simplified Chinese/简体中文：AVAILABLE(到期可授)

Complex/Traditional Chinese/繁体中文：AVAILABLE

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