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the insects of Aotearoa /
Lily Duval.
Six legged ghosts
294 pages :

colour illustrations.
Contents include: Knowing insects. Te aitanga pepeke: insects in te ao Māori -- Creepy-crawly: the power of language -- Mechanical visions: looking at insect art -- Terrible grasshopper: the science of insect names -- Insects and us. The amateur entomologist: the life and work of George Hudson -- Pins, puns and pundits: insects in the museums of Aotearoa -- Insects in crisis. Six-legged ghosts: historic insect extinctions in Aotearoa -- Unseen, unsung, uncharismatic: understanding the insect apocalypse -- For the love of insects. Little bus, big picture: insect conservation in Aotearoa -- Metamorphosis: changing the conversation about insects.
Summary: Six-legged Ghosts: The insects of Aotearoa examines the art, language, stories and science of insects in Aotearoa and around the world. From te ao Maori to the medieval art world, from museum displays to stories of the insect apocalypse, extinction and conservation, Lily Duval explores the lives of insects not only in Aotearoa's natural environments, but in our cultures and histories as well. (Publisher)