Micro Life

Discover the captivating universe of the microscopic world with Micro Life, a visually stunning exploration showcasing the beauty of nature's tiniest organisms. This 336-page book is a must-have for anyone fascinated by biology and the intricate structures found in the natural environment. Featuring breathtaking macro photography and detailed microscope images, Micro Life unravels the hidden ecosystems that exist around us, revealing everything from remarkable insects and spiders to the tiniest microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.

Delve into the vast realm of microbes, which are more abundant and diverse than any other living organism on Earth. Did you know that bacteria outnumber humans by a staggering ratio of 1,100 to 1? This book emphasizes their essential roles in maintaining the balance of ecosystems and how they contribute to life as we know it. Not only does it spotlight microscopic life, but it also presents larger organisms in stunning detail, allowing you to appreciate the beauty of butterfly eggs, pollen grains, and even human nerve cells.

Utilizing cutting-edge imaging techniques, including focus-stacked macro photography and high-resolution micrographs, this book offers readers a dynamic and educational experience. Each image is accompanied by enlightening illustrations that explain the fascinating science of biology, including how insects perceive their world and how plants engage in photosynthesis.

Ideal for students, biology enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the unseen intricacies of our planet, Micro Life is an extraordinary reference that showcases how all organisms, regardless of size, tackle the fundamental challenges of movement, reproduction, energy, communication, and defense. Immerse yourself in this exquisite journey through the natural world with Micro Life today!

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780241412756
Format: Paper over boards
Year: 2021
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
Pages: 336


Description:

Explore the everyday miracle of the microscopic world

With spectacular macro photography and microscope images, this book reveals a hidden, living world full of intricate structures beyond the naked eye. Included are the tiniest insects and spiders, but looking deeper, you will discover truly microscopic creatures - even bacteria and viruses.

Earth is home to more microbes, and more different types of microbes, than any other living organism. Bacteria on Earth outweigh humans by 1,100 to 1 and without them, all world ecosystems would collapse. This book reveals this vital, unseen realm, but it includes large life-forms too, in extreme close-up, so that you can wonder at the beauty of a pollen grain, a butterfly egg, the spore of a fungus, and the nerve cell of a human.

The spectacular imagery in Micro Life exploits cutting-edge technology, such as focus-stacked macro photographs, as well as micrographs (microscope images) including scanning electron micrographs. Illustrations nearby explain the science - from the workings of an insect's eye to how a plant "breathes" through its leaves. The biology builds into a reference on how life works - and how all organisms, however small, solve the basic problems of movement, reproduction, energy, communication, and defence.

Micro Life is a beautiful and surprising look at the natural world.


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