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Animal architecture  Cover Image Book Book

Animal architecture / Ingo Arndt ; text by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz ; foreword, Jim Brandenburg ; photo captioning, Ingo Arndt ; translated from the German by Mary Harris and Henning Grentz.

Arndt, Ingo, 1968- (photographer.). Tautz, Jürgen, (author.). Arndt, Ingo, 1968- Translation of (work): Architektier. (Added Author).

Summary:

"Every day, all over the world, animals and insects set about the purposeful tasks of designing their homes, catching their prey, and attracting their mates. In the process they create gorgeous nests, shelters, and habitats. Capturing 120 of these wonders in all their beauty and complexity, Animal Architecture presents a visually arresting tribute to the intersection of nature, science, function, and design. Ingo Arndt's stunning studio photographs and vibrant in-situ shots of nests, forests, and wetlands provide close-up details of these designs, as well as the animals who created them. These compelling images are combined with an abundance of fascinating facts about the evolution of animals and insects, as well as their survival methods, mating habits, genetic dispositions, and more." -- Publisher's description.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781419711657 :
  • ISBN: 1419711652
  • Physical Description: 160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
  • Edition: English-language edition.
  • Publisher: New York, NY : Abrams, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (page 158).
Formatted Contents Note:
Birds : the purpose determines the structure. Photo gallery ; Bowerbirds ; Sociable weavers ; Baya weavers ; Vogelkop gardener bowerbird -- Articulates : creators of their own world. Photo gallery ; Red wood ants ; Termites ; Weaver ants ; Caddis flies ; Wasps ; Bees ; Bark beetles ; Spiders ; Caterpillars -- Mammals : landscape architects. Photo gallery ; Harvest mice ; Beavers -- Corals, bivalves, snails : calcified master builders. Photo gallery ; Corals ; Bivalves ; Snails -- Ingo Arndt : author's note on the photography. Author.
Language Note:
Translation of: Architektier : Baumeister der Natur. 2013.
Subject: Architecture and biology.
Architecture > Environmental aspects.
Animals > Habitations > Pictorial works.
Animal behavior > Pictorial works.
Nest building > Pictorial works.
Nature (Aesthetics)
Photography of animals.

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