Nomads of the Wind: The Migration of the Monarch
- 作者
- 出版社 Papadakis Dist A/C
- 出版时间 不详年
- ISBN 9781901092929
- 定价 410.70
内容简介
Behindthefragilebeautyofbutterflieslieastonishingfeatsandtalents，somefamiliar，someunknown，manydocumentedhereinamazingdetail.
Perhapsthemostincrediblefeatofallisthe2，000milemigrationoftheMonarchButterfly.Onceayearmillionsofaspeciallong-livinggenerationofMonarchsmigratefromthenorth-easternUnitedStatesandsouthernCanadatotheOyamelfirforestsofMexico，wheretheysurvivethewinter.Butthen，assoonastheyfeelthefirstwarmthofspringtheyallsetoutonthereturnjourneythroughtheRioGrandeandTexas，procreatingontheway，untilthesecondandthirdgenerationsarrivebackattheGreatLakestostartthecyclealloveragain.
Award-winningnaturephotographerIngoArndthasfollowedthemontheirjourneywhiletheaccompanyinginformativetextbyClaus-PeterLieckfeldandPeterHuemerexplainsthelatestresearchonthemigrationanddescribesindetailthetransformationfromcaterpillartomagnificentlycolouredbutterfly.
Butthisisnottheonlywonderintheworldofbutterflies，aworldfullofsurprises.Therearebutterfliesthataremastersofdisguiseandothersthatareimpostersorthatmimictheirpoisonousrelativestoprotectthemselvesfrompredators.IngoArndthasphotographedthemallandinsodoinghascreatedabeautifulrecordofthebutterfliesthemselves，theirexistence，habitsandlifecycle.Afittingtributetothisextraordinaryspeciesthatlightsupourlives.
Perhapsthemostincrediblefeatofallisthe2，000milemigrationoftheMonarchButterfly.Onceayearmillionsofaspeciallong-livinggenerationofMonarchsmigratefromthenorth-easternUnitedStatesandsouthernCanadatotheOyamelfirforestsofMexico，wheretheysurvivethewinter.Butthen，assoonastheyfeelthefirstwarmthofspringtheyallsetoutonthereturnjourneythroughtheRioGrandeandTexas，procreatingontheway，untilthesecondandthirdgenerationsarrivebackattheGreatLakestostartthecyclealloveragain.
Award-winningnaturephotographerIngoArndthasfollowedthemontheirjourneywhiletheaccompanyinginformativetextbyClaus-PeterLieckfeldandPeterHuemerexplainsthelatestresearchonthemigrationanddescribesindetailthetransformationfromcaterpillartomagnificentlycolouredbutterfly.
Butthisisnottheonlywonderintheworldofbutterflies，aworldfullofsurprises.Therearebutterfliesthataremastersofdisguiseandothersthatareimpostersorthatmimictheirpoisonousrelativestoprotectthemselvesfrompredators.IngoArndthasphotographedthemallandinsodoinghascreatedabeautifulrecordofthebutterfliesthemselves，theirexistence，habitsandlifecycle.Afittingtributetothisextraordinaryspeciesthatlightsupourlives.
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