{"product_id":"bugs-up-close-a-magnified-look-at-the-incredible-world-of-insects-9781510750500","title":"Bugs Up Close: A Magnified Look at the Incredible World of Insects","description":"\u003cb\u003eTake a close-up look into a world you've never noticed.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Bugs are usually so small that we hardly notice them, let alone think of them as living beings. But call upon the magnifying glass, and a shapeless jumble of legs, wings, and antennae suddenly starts staring back at us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e About 80 percent of the Earth's animals are insects. While there are millions of different species, we rarely see many of them . . . until now. Thanks to the photography of John Hallmén, who took a camera and magnified these magnificent creatures one hundred times, we can see what we've never been able to see before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBugs Up Close\u003c\/i\u003e takes readers on a journey into a world rarely seen, with incredible photographs of such insects as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Crane flies\u003cbr\u003e Yellow meadow ants\u003cbr\u003e Black fungus beetles\u003cbr\u003e Treehoppers\u003cbr\u003e And many more! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The diversity of this insect civilization is striking and unknown to most. An insect we may never have thought twice about now looks like a creature from outer space. Fascinating and somewhat monstrous details such as compound eyes, antennae, and sharp mouth parts are visible, and with text by Lars-Åke Janzon, \u003ci\u003eBugs Up Close\u003c\/i\u003e is an amazing close look into the strange and beautiful world of insects.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLars-Åke Janzon, PhD\u003c\/b\u003e, is an on-call biologist and first curator of the Museum of Natural History in Sweden. He has appeared in numerous scholarly and popular publications, and in \u003ci\u003eBugs Up Close\u003c\/i\u003e, he discusses the behavior, biology, circumstances, and challenges of insect life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Hallmén\u003c\/b\u003e is a dedicated and innovative insect photographer, and with the help of new digital camera technology, he has been able to showcase a bug's world that we have never seen before. He has published in the Swedish Natural History Museum and was named the Nature Photographer of 2012.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985484677394,"sku":"9781510750500","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_154b617a-1328-4c06-b295-0f6d30c5f7f8.jpg?v=1769537352","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bugs-up-close-a-magnified-look-at-the-incredible-world-of-insects-9781510750500","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}