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Insect architecture : how insects build, engineer, and shape their world / Tom Jackson

by Tom Jackson

This guide uses colour illustrations and diagrams to examine structures built by insects, including termite mounds, nests, and traps. It explores construction methods, ecological impacts, and how these natural designs have influenced human innovation.

Accession 29511 ISBN 9780691275239 Publisher Princeton University Press
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