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In a Desert Garden : Love and Death Among the Insects by Alcock, John, John Alcock is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is In a Desert Garden : Love and Death Among the Insects about?
<b>When John Alcock replaced the Bermuda grass</b> in his suburban Arizona lawn with gravel, cacti, and fairy dusters, he was doing more than creating desert landscaping. He seeded his property with flowers to entice certain insects and even added a few cowpies to attract termites, creating a personal laboratory for ecological studies. His observations of life in his own front yard provided him with the fieldnotes for this unusual book. <i>In a Desert Garden</i> draws readers into the strange an
Who reads In a Desert Garden : Love and Death Among the Insects?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alcock, John, John Alcock
- Publisher
- University of Arizona Press
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780816533367
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Science, Nature, Essays
- Updated
- 2026-03-24
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