Sinossi
Il ronzio delle api racconta la storia di questo incredibile e laborioso insetto partendo da una prospettiva diversa da quelle usualmente note, mostrando le api in modo diverso. La colonia di api domestiche non è una società perfetta governata da una regina, ma bensì un "superorganismo", cioè un sistema capace di autogestirsi e di adattarsi all'ambiente che lo circonda, grazie all'efficace sistema di comunicazione esistente fra le sue componenti. L'autore, Jürgen Tautz, e il suo gruppo di lavoro attraverso le più recenti scoperte, offrono in questo libro la possibilità di entrare a stretto contatto con questo mondo. Con fotografie di Helga R. Heilmanmn.
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- Pagine: 301
- Data di uscita: 30-10-2008
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I've read about a dozen books about bees. I'm a beekeeper. This is the most interesting book about bees I've read. It's not about how to keep bees, but delves were other books don't venture. Easy to read and gives a new perspective or parading shift on this topic! A must read for a beekeeper and eas Leggi tutto
More like 3.5 stars, but I rounded up because I love bees. This book is very accessible, but also a little light on detail. Nonetheless, I learned a lot. I was fascinated, enchanted, and sometimes grossed out a little. The best thing about this book is that it is chock full of excellent photographs
I have enjoyed parts of chapter 7. Things I learned: there's chemical memory in the wax cells; cell vibration is a communicational channel, with mechanical filtering (Klarreich, 2001); mouse mummy by propolis. But other than that, I mostly have criticisms for the book. Even as a work of pop-science, Leggi tutto
There is so much to say about this book. It's full of lovely pictures that illustrate most of the points in the book. The book is about bees and not bee keeping, but it gave me a lot of things to think about while managing our hives. Because I know how important bees are, I wish everyone would read th Leggi tutto
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The bee, of course, flies anyway because bees don't care what humans think is impossible. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Yellow, black. Oo Leggi tutto
Incredibly comprehensive, chock full of fascinating information and biology and science, almost all of which was presented in layman’s terms - and for those parts that were not, I enjoyed the mental challenge of trying to understand this fascinating little world! I can’t believe how much I learned w Leggi tutto
Started reading this for work ages ago and since finishing it, I think it's a great read for any beekeeper or non-beekeeper alike. The photos are amazing (!!!) and the topics discussed cover so much of the bee realm! This is a cross between a great textbook and a fable or novel. I feel much more kno Leggi tutto
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