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The soil in forests, meadows, and fields — even in vacant metropolis tons or your personal yard — swarms with numerous tiny creatures, most of that are born, wrestle for all times, and die simply beneath the earth’s floor. In reality, yow will discover a bountiful sampling of those underground inhabitants just by filling a bucket with soil. The small animals you’re more likely to discover are vividly described on this fascinating, straightforward-to-learn guide, specifically designed to acquaint you with an enormous, dwelling world beneath your ft.
You’ll study tunnel-constructing earthworms; threadlike, wriggly roundworms; snails and slugs (the “slime gliders”); armored scavengers akin to wooden lice and centipedes; “flying tanks,” extra generally referred to as beetles; lurking hunters comparable to spiders; the busy underground colonies of ants; and quite a few different inhabitants of the soil. You’ll learn how these diminutive animals stay, breed, and work together; study their strategies of locomotion, feeding, and protection; and even uncover how they have an effect on the soil during which they reside. The authors additionally present useful options for accumulating specimens and clarify how they are often preserved and studied.
Illustrated with greater than 70 detailed black-and-white drawings, this reality-crammed guide will introduce you to a tremendous subterranean world most individuals by no means even take into consideration. It is certain to attraction to younger naturalists, junior biologist, insect lovers, and anybody curious concerning the pure world.
