Norman L. Carreck
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Eyes with more than 6,000 separate lenses; bodies so hairy that they attract pollen by static; the ability to communicate by dancing... bee stats are endlessly engrossing. And the bee is as important to the production of human food as any machine; without the bees to pollinate them, most of our crops would be dead in the field. So how did this furry little workaholic come to be so crucial to the planet? “The Bee: A Natural History” answers that...