Storie di ordinaria entomologia – L’incredibile scienza degli insetti

Stories of Ordinary Entomology - The incredible science of bugs

Unknown stories of men and women who changed the world

For love of knowledge they have studied the pee of leafhops, they have looked into the origin of the not so pleasant smell of feet and they have got stung by the most cruel insects of the planet…

Entomologists are scientists capable of great things: women and men who have revealed mysteries about unknown insects, have allowed millions of immigrants in America to taste the flavor of a ripe fig, and even inspired Hollywood blockbusters.

And insects are the most numerous in the entire animal kingdom, with over a million classified species. They are many, they are different, they are everywhere, and they are involved in thousands of activities: this is why, at times, it is difficult to precisely define the work of an entomologist.

Here you will find 14 glorious and surprising stories of research, discoveries and experiments that are very important for humanity.

A tour of the world in different eras, to discover how these glorious scientists have, in some way, made history.

昆虫学平凡纪事——不可思议的昆虫科学

这是那些鲜为人知，却曾改变世界的男女科学家们的真实故事。

为了追求知识，他们研究过叶蝉的尿液，调查过脚臭的原因，甚至主动让世界上最凶残的昆虫叮咬自己……

昆虫学家是创造奇迹的科学家：他们揭开了未知昆虫的奥秘，让数百万美国移民尝到了成熟无花果的滋味，甚至启发了好莱坞大片的创作。

昆虫是动物界数量最庞大的群体，已分类的品种就超过一百万种。它们无处不在，形态各异，参与着成千上万种生命活动——正因如此，有时很难准确定义昆虫学家的工作范畴。

本书收录了14个关于研究、发现与实验的精彩故事，这些工作对人类意义重大。

读者可以穿越不同时代、踏足世界各地，了解这些杰出科学家如何以自己方式书写历史。

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