Six-legged Ghosts

Preface
Introduction: Talking gnats
Part I: Knowing insects
Chapter 1 Te aitanga pepeke: Insects in te ao Maori
Chapter 2 Creepy-crawly: The power of language
Chapter 3 Mechanical visions: Looking at insect art
Chapter 4 Terrible grasshopper: The science of insect names
Part II: Insects and us
Chapter 5 The amateur entomologist: The life and work of George Hudson
Chapter 6 Pins, puns and pundits: Insects in the museums of Aotearoa
Part III: Insects in crisis
Chapter 7 Six-legged ghosts: Historical insect extinctions in Aotearoa
Chapter 8 Unseen, unsung, uncharismatic: Understanding the insect apocalypse
Chapter 9 Vanishing beetles: Tales of loss
Part IV: For the love of insects
Chapter 10 Little bugs, big picture: Insect conservation in Aotearoa
Chapter 11 Metamorphosis: Changing the conversation about insects
Notes
Appendix: Insect orders
Glossary of insect terms
Glossary of Maori terms
References
Recommended reading
Image credits
Acknowledgements
Index
About the author

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• Fauna: borboletas, outros insetos e aranhas
• Insectos (entomologia)
• Conservação do ambiente