The language of butterflies : how thieves, hoarders, scientists, and other obsessives unlocked the secrets of the world's favorite insect / Wendy Williams.

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  • Author(s): Williams, Wendy, 1950-
  • Language:
    English
  • Publication Information:
    New York : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
  • Publication Date:
    2020
  • Physical Description:
    xiv, 224 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Publication Type:
    Book
  • Document Type:
    Bibliographies; Non-fiction
  • Subject Terms:
    Butterflies
  • Availability: 5 Holdings
  • Additional Information
    • Publication Information:
      First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
    • Abstract:
      Summary: From butterfly gardens to zoo exhibitions, we've encouraged them to infiltrate our lives. Williams reveals the inner lives of these 'flying flowers' and shows that butterflies are far more intelligent and tougher than we give them credit for. She takes readers to butterfly habitats across the globe and introduces us to not only various species, but to the scientists who have dedicated their lives to studying them. -- adapted from jacket
    • Content Notes:
      Past. The gateway drug ; Down the rabbit hole ; Number one butterfly ; Flash and dazzle ; How butterflies saved Charles Darwin's bacon -- Present. Amelia's butterfly ; Parasol of monarchs ; Honeymoon hotel ; Seablands ; On the Raindance Ranch ; A sense of mystical wonder -- Future. The social butterfly ; Paroxysms of ecstasy ; Butterfly highway -- Epilogue: In the mountains of Mexico.
    • Notes:
      Includes bibliographical references and index.
      1 3 7 19 22
    • ISBN:
      9781501178061
      1501178067
      9781501178078
      1501178075
    • Accession Number:
      2019025246
    • Accession Number:
      1104922607
    • Accession Number:
      ccp.1093122