This book consists of "Insect Chronicles", "Nature's Social Network" and "Wonderful Journey in the Forest".
Who are we talking about? Crickets, cicadas, locusts, grasshoppers, butterflies, flies, fruit flies, cockroaches, bees, wasps, ants, lice, silkworms, beetles, clothes moths...
In this anthropological work that is not centered on "people", the author pays tribute to the encyclopedia. From A to Z, each entry is a story about insects and people, and it is also an experimental work of cross-species ethnography. There are some fascinating passages about insect metamorphosis, migration, vision, and reproduction, but the focus is always on human responses to insects and the inescapable reality that "we" share every aspect of our lives and environments with "insects."
The appearance of insects is very different from that of humans. When people look at insects with disgusting expressions, have they ever thought that insects have existed on this earth hundreds of millions of years earlier than humans? Insects are not as lovable as cats and dogs, nor are they blessed by myths like lions and tigers. However, since ancient times, insects and humans have coexisted and can reflect each other's status.
Mixing literary records, artistic descriptions, historical documents and scientific reports, and occasionally adding field interviews, the author travels across the past and present, the East and the West, and depicts the most intimate and real moments of communication between humans and insects.
"Worrell's book expands our understanding of the world."
——Denis Scheik, literary critic of German Der Tagesspiegel
If you have love and respect for nature, you will love this book.
Nature holds countless surprises: broadleaf trees influence the Earth's rotation, cranes reduce Spanish ham production, and conifers control clouds and fog. What lies behind these surprises? Passionate forester and best-selling author Peter Wohlleben takes us into a rarely explored world of the fascinating relationships between animals and plants: How do animals and plants affect each other? Does communication exist between different species? What happens when a balanced natural system is thrown out of balance? With the help of the latest scientific research results and his decades of careful observation, Germany's most famous forest scientist not only tells us about the wonders of nature, but also opens up a new perspective for us to observe the world around us.
The inspiration that the forest brings to us is far greater than your imagination:
A practical guide to the forest for everyone in Germany.
The author shares with us his unique forest knowledge and personal experience. In addition to where to pitch a tent and make a fire to barbecue, which wild berries and tree fruits can fill your stomach, what time and place are best for observing wild animals... He also tells us how to listen to the voices of trees and how to coexist peacefully with all things in the forest.
You don't need to memorize the content in the book, you just need to get up and walk into the forest, use our innate senses to experience the joys and sorrows of the trees and animals, and experience the changing seasons in the forest.
All forest knowledge and anecdotes convey this deep feeling: we are not just visitors, but also part of the forest world.
Reader comments
The author's writing is vivid and interesting, just like chatting with a friend, which gave me a new understanding of insects. I remember my experience of catching crickets when I was a child, and now I feel that their world is also very magical! This book made me respect and appreciate every life in nature more.
The author's writing is vivid and interesting, just like chatting with a friend, which gave me a new understanding of insects. I remember my experience of catching crickets when I was a child, and now I feel that their world is also very magical! This book made me respect and appreciate every life in nature more.