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A highly illustrated and authoritative introduction to the world’s Orthoptera

Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, bush crickets, and katydids make up the order of insects known as Orthoptera. Although there are about 30,000 species of Orthoptera around the world, many people pay little attention to them and even scientists know relatively little about them. Yet the world of grasshoppers is a fascinating and diverse one. In this richly illustrated book, leading researchers from around the world detail the many facets of these insects, including their evolution, life cycles, and mating behavior. The book presents interesting facts and stories about species such as monkey hoppers, Cooloola monsters, king crickets, wetas, and sandgropers. It also describes efforts to protect grasshoppers and the relationship between humans and these insects.

The book features four main sections:

  • Orthoptera in space and time: fossil record, evolution, and systematics
  • The biology of Orthoptera: life cycle, ecology, and bioacoustics
  • The diversity of Orthoptera by geographic region
  • Orthoptera and humans: locusts, Orthoptera as food, Orthoptera as pets, and conservation

A highly illustrated and authoritative introduction to the world’s Orthoptera

Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, bush crickets, and katydids make up the order of insects known as Orthoptera. Although there are about 30,000 species of Orthoptera around the world, many people pay little attention to them and even scientists know relatively little about them. Yet the world of grasshoppers is a fascinating and diverse one. In this richly illustrated book, leading researchers from around the world detail the many facets of these insects, including their evolution, life cycles, and mating behavior. The book presents interesting facts and stories about species such as monkey hoppers, Cooloola monsters, king crickets, wetas, and sandgropers. It also describes efforts to protect grasshoppers and the relationship between humans and these insects.

The book features four main sections:

  • Orthoptera in space and time: fossil record, evolution, and systematics
  • The biology of Orthoptera: life cycle, ecology, and bioacoustics
  • The diversity of Orthoptera by geographic region
  • Orthoptera and humans: locusts, Orthoptera as food, Orthoptera as pets, and conservation
Über den Autor
Martin Husemann is scientific director of the Natural History Museum Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe, Germany. He studies the evolution of biodiversity, especially in rapidly diverging and species-rich systems. Oliver Hawlitschek is a lecturer who teaches about the biodiversity of invertebrates at the University of Zurich. His research focuses on evolutionary biology, biodiversity, and species conservation.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2026
Genre: Importe
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Tiere/Jagen/Angeln
Medium: Buch
Inhalt: Einband - fest (Hardcover)
ISBN-13: 9780691281056
ISBN-10: 069128105X
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Gebunden
Autor: Husemann, Martin
Hawlitschek, Oliver
Hersteller: Princeton Univers. Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Abbildungen: 286 color photos + illus. 11 maps.
Maße: 242 x 177 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Husemann (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.02.2026
Gewicht: 1,011 kg
Artikel-ID: 134303172

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