Insects are essential for life as we know it. There are at least one million species of insects, together making up over 80 per cent of all living species on Earth. Around 10,000 new species of insects are discovered every year. In Insectarium learn about the secret world thriving right underneath your feet. How did insects evolve into what they are today? How do they work together and how do they defend themselves?
Explore the rooms of Insectarium and meet the beautiful demoiselle and the gigantic goliath beetle. Learn why these small creatures have such a huge impact on the world around us, and why we should be protecting them.
This latest addition to the Welcome to the Museum series will appeal to any budding entomologist or nature lover with a thirst for more knowledge.
Written by award-winning author, Dave Goulson.
A new Welcome to the Museum book in the highly successful collection - more than two million copies sold worldwideBeautiful artwork by textile designer, Emily CarterEnvironmental concerns and declining insect populations with potentially catastrophic consequences means that insects are a very popular and current topic of scientific investigation.Contents: Entrance; Dragonflies, Damselflies & Mayflies; Cockroaches, Termites and Mantids; Grasshoppers and Crickets; Stick Insects & Earwigs; True Bugs & Relatives; Pharaoh Cicada; Freshwater habitat; Thrips, Lice, Booklice and Barklice; True Flies; The Bumblebee Hoverfly; Scorpion flies & Fleas; Underground habitat; Lacewings and Relatives; Desert habitat; Ant Lion; Beetles & Relatives; Common Eastern Firefly; Tropical Rainforests; Butterflies & Moths; Peacock Butterfly; Moths; Monarch Butterfly Migration; Meadow habitat; Wasps; Bees; Ants; Leafcutter Ants; The Need For Insects; Garden habitats; Protecting InsectsPublished in partnership with the Royal Entomological Society who are devoted to the study of insects.Celebrating 10 Years of Extraordinary Illustrated Books 
