Explore the miracles of the microscopic world. Find out all about the unique and beautiful
kingdoms of life at a microscopic scale and how every organism meets the challenges of survival
no matter its size. The perfect book for people who enjoy photography nature and biology.
Inside the pages of this exciting nature book you'll find: - Microscopic life-forms (often
neglected) and their larger life-forms in extreme close-ups revealing details such as nerve
cells and hair follicles - Artworks support the beautiful images providing a deeper insight
into structure and function and building a picture of how living organisms work at a
microscopic level - Comprehensive coverage of the natural world including all the main groups
of living things - Explores overlooked groups that have a huge role in the natural world:
insects which make up 80 percent of the world's animal species and bacteria - of which there
are more in a human mouth than there are people in the world - The book is organised according
to the main functions of life: movement reproduction energy and feeding sensing the
surroundings defence etc. - Foreword for the book written by Chris Packham Explore the
inhabitants of an invisible world in incredible detail with this book which contains macro
photography and spectacular microscope imagery. You'll have so much information about the
hidden world of intricate structures beyond the naked eye. From the tiniest spiders and insects
to even microscopic creatures such as bacteria and viruses this book contains it all! See the
beauty of a pollen grain a butterfly egg the spore of a fungus and a human's nerve cell in
extreme close up. The amazing imagery in Micro Life contains focus-stacked macro photographs
and micrographs (microscope images) including scanning electron micrographs. Illustrations in
this book explain the science - from the workings of an insect's eye to how a plant breathes
through its leaves. Micro Life is an unexpectedly breathtaking look at the natural world. Find
out how life works and how organisms solve the fundamental problems of movement reproduction
energy communication and defence. Suitable for all the family this stunning book makes a
wonderful gift for those interested in photography nature or biology.
