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“Book of Monsters” by David and Marian Fairchild was published in 1914. Riveting descriptions of spiders and insects, from the perspective of both predator and prey, draw the reader into a world beyond the human perspective. Insightful accounts are given of body structures and behaviors employed by insects in their struggle to exist – a struggle which may conflict or align with that of the humans in their environment, and cause them to be viewed as enemy or ally. Additional enjoyment is provided by the explanation of innovative and elaborate photography techniques used to capture the images of the insects. - Summary by Jonathon Kirk
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Chapters
- Chapter 1
Introduction
18:13 - Chapter 2
Chapter 1 The Spider World
30:25 - Chapter 3
Chapter 2 The Insect World: Straight-Winged Insects
29:31 - Chapter 4
Chapter 2 The Insect World: The Order of Bugs
17:51 - Chapter 5
Chapter 2 The Insect World: The Beetles
30:36 - Chapter 6
Chapter 2 The Insect World: Two-Winged Insects
19:47 - Chapter 7
Chapter 2 The Insect World: Feathered Insects
20:59 - Chapter 8
Chapter 2 The Insect World: Nerve-Winged Insects
18:32 - Chapter 9
Chapter 2 The Insect World: The Stinging Insects
36:26 - Chapter 10
Chapter 3 The World of Myriapods and a Single Land Crustacean
04:41