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 | | The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism by Jürgen Tautz, Helga R. Heilmann (Photographer), David C. Sandeman (Translator) ISBN-10: 9783540787273 ISBN-10: 3-540-78727-5 ISBN-13: 9783540787273 ISBN-13: 978-3-540-78727-3 Hardcover 2008-05-21 Springer Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description With spectacularly beautiful colour photographs and an easy understandable text The Buzz about Bees tells the story of honeybees in a new perspective. Based on the latest data, notably from his own research group, Jürgen Tautz provides a wonderful insight into the realms of bees. In contrast to the view of bee colonies as perfect societies of selfless individuals ruled by a queen, Tautz introduces them as a "superorganism", a self organizing and complex adaptive system based on a network of communication; a fascinating result of evolution, a mammal in several bodies. The entire range of astonishing bee activities is described. Remarkable action photographs never shown before present bees busy with cell cleaning, caring for the brood, serving in the queen's court, visiting flowers, receiving nectar, producing honey, comb building, entrance guarding, heating and cooling. Spotlights include bees grooming, swarming, fighting, telephoning, sleeping and communicating by high-toned beeping, scents and dances. | ||
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Good for novices I picked this up hoping to obtain some new information. Unfortunately, this book was aimed much more towards people who aren't as informed in the subject as I am (I'm an entomologist who works in bee colonies). I sat down and read through the 300 pages in one evening, then promptly donated it to my university's library. Don't get me wrong, if you are clueless about bees or have a mere passing knowledge, this book is probably great for you. For those of you who want something a little more advanced and technical in entomology, I'd suggest The Ants or The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies. However, if you feel like exploring the lighter side of entomology (while still incidentally learning something, Ninety-nine Gnats, Nits, and Nibblers, Buzzwords: A Scientist Muses on Sex, Bugs, and Rock 'n' Roll. And, even though only about half the creatures mentioned are insects, I'd be remiss in not mentioning one of my favorite reads (and one of he ultimate books to gross out the faint of stomach), Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation: The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex. If you don't like book or any of the others I may have recommended, please don't let that dissuade you from the most noble of fields: entomology. Peace, Love, Krisko | ||
I give this book the best buzz possible Excellent writing, superb pictures. This book covers the current thinking about bees and superoganisms in a manner accessible to anyone. Enjoy! | ||
Tautz' Et Al's Book a Must for Those Interested in Bees Last year at the Florida State Beekeepers Association meeting in Monticello, Florida, attended by folks from over the United States, I had the privilege of meeting Dave Westervelt, a Florida State Apiary Inspector who shared with me a most remarkable book. I was so impressed by the 5 minute conversation I had with him about it I went to W.W. Kelly's folks, the Priddys and bought the thing. I'd have bought it from Amazon if it had not been available on-site. Just now I'm finally getting it together to read it. It's called The Buzz About Bees by Jurgen Tautz. The 'U' in Jurgen has 2 dots over it. I don't know what that's called in English and my German is nonexistent. The book has some of the most remarkable photographs I have ever seen and I'm sure you'll agree if you see them for yourselves they will blow you away. Helga Heilmann made photographs that are so incredible you'll feel as though you're inside the box without a veil! Remarkable! A truly accomplished photographer the envy of all us 'wannabes.' :-D In the book, a web site in Germany is given [...] and on it if you hunt around, you can find an English translation version in addition to the German. These folks have live web cams on their site. Have a look. I'm sure you'll agree it's an awesome site and truly wonderful they are sharing it with the world, especially considering the world faces if our bees go the way of the dinosaur. In short Dave was not exaggerating when he spoke of this book. If you've ever read E.O. Wilson's work, Jurgen Tautz's is in the same spirit and continues in a wonderful evolutionary manner of its own. Talk about radical ideas, Tautz puts forth some of the most compelling arguments for bees, viewed outside their phylogenetic schema and in an environmental paradigm, being on a par with mammals! If humanity can listen and pay attention to guys like him and E.O. Wilson, the world will be a far better place. This book is a must for anyone interested in bees or insects or nature! 5 Stars! This book is well worth the purchase. You'll gain so much from reading it. The Buzz about Bees: Biology of a Superorganism | ||
Outstanding reference As a hobbyist beekeeper I've got lots of bee books and regularly read beekeeping periodicals, but haven't seen anything like The Buzz about Bees. While this isn't a beekeeping manual, there is much in here that has helped me better understand exactly what my bees are up to, how they experience me and my intrusions into their nests, and how I can help them thrive. Up-to-the-minute studies of bee cognition and behavior, vision, sense of smell, and communication are presented clearly, and the translation from the German is good. The photography is as outstanding and unusual as the text. This book isn't inexpensive, but you won't regret having purchased it. | ||
Easy and Great I"ve been studying honeybees, along with publishing research, and I think that Tautz gives a good kick off point for all researchers. And he also does a fine job of informing readers of all aspects of the honeybee. It is an extremely easy read, and I recommend this to all | ||