
Wasp Farm
Howard Ensign Evans
#2721 of 3,809 books · #284 in Science & Technology
Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Nonfiction (1964).
In upstate New York, on eight acres called Wasp Farm, Howard Evans spent hundreds of hours observing a remarkable group of insects - their life cycles, their behavior, their infinite resourcefulness in the business of survival. From his detailed observations emerges a rich study in comparative behavior and a striking picture of a fascinating part of the insect world.
- Publisher
- Comstock Publishing
- ISBN-13
- 9780385025614
- Genre
- Topics
- Insect behaviorWaspsNatural history observation
Awards
- National Book Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1964)
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