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Curious encounters with the natural world : from grumpy spiders to hidden tigers / Michael R. Jeffords and Susan L. Post ; foreword by Peter H. Raven.

by Jeffords, Michael R., author.

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Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2017]

Natural history -- Miscellanea.

Curiosities and wonders.

9780252082665 (paperback) :

0252082664 (paperback)

xxi, 279 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 23 cm

Michael R. Jeffords and Susan L. Post have circled the globe--and explored their neighborhood--collecting images of the natural world. This book opens their personal cabinet of curiosities to tell the stories of the pair's most unusual encounters. From the necking battles of mate-hungry giraffes to the breathtaking beauty of millions of monarch butterflies at rest, Jeffords and Post share 200 stunning photographs and their own insightful essays to guide readers on a spectacular journey. Their training as entomologists offers unique perspectives on surprise stag beetle swarms and spider hunting habits. Their photographic eye, honed by decades of observation, finds expression in once-in-a-lifetime images. The result is an eyewitness collection of startling and unusual phenomena that illuminates the diverse life inhabiting our planet.

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