Bugs Up Close: A Magnified Look at the Incredible World of Insects

Lars-Ake Janzon, John Hallmen (Photographer), Lars-Åke Janzon, and John Hallmén (Photographer)

0 ratings • 0 reviews • 0 shelved
Book cover for Bugs Up Close

Bookhype may earn a small commission from qualifying purchases. Full disclosure.

Take a close-up look into a world you’ve never noticed.

Bugs are usually so small that we hardly notice them, let alone think of them as living beings. But call upon the magnifying glass, and a shapeless jumble of legs, wings, and antennae suddenly start staring back at us.

About 80 percent of the Earth’s animals are insects. While there are millions of different species, we rarely see many of them . . . until now. Thanks to the photography of John Hallmén, who took a camera and magnified these magnificent creatures one hundred times, we can see what we’ve never been able to see before.

Bugs Up Close takes readers on a journey into a world rarely seen, with incredible photographs of such insects as:

Crane flies
Yellow meadow ants
Black fungus beetles
Treehoppers
And many more!

The diversity of this insect civilization is striking and unknown to most. An insect we may never have thought twice about now looks like a creature from outer space. Fascinating and somewhat monstrous details such as compound eyes, antennae, and sharp mouth parts are visible, and with text by Lars-Åke Janzon, Bugs Up Close is an amazing close look into the strange and beautiful world of insects.
  • ISBN10 1629144827
  • ISBN13 9781629144825
  • Publish Date 11 December 2014
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Imprint Skyhorse Publishing
  • Format Hardcover
  • Pages 192
  • Language English