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The Insect World

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The Insect World

Louis Figuier and Peter Martin Duncan

591 pages~11 hr 47 min read504 chapters$4.99
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Louis Figuier throws open the whole insect world in one grand illustrated tour. Beetles, butterflies, bees, and their countless kin parade through its pages with vivid engravings and lively description. Comprehensive, colorful, and made to delight. A nineteenth-century showcase of the most numerous animals on Earth. For the curious of any age who want to know the six-legged multitudes. Step into the swarm.

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504 chapters

  1. 11
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  3. 33
  4. 44
  5. 55
  6. 66
  7. 77
  8. 88
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