Why Insects Matter: Earth’s Most Essential Species
Offered By: The Great Courses Plus
Course Description
Overview
<p>Discover why the world belongs to insects, in this 24-lecture course dedicated to one of Earth’s most populous and vital creatures.</p>
Syllabus
- By This Professor
- 01: Insects Living All around You!
- 02: Insect Bodies and Human History
- 03: Insect Life Cycles and Reproduction
- 04: Insect Behaviors and Communication
- 05: Why So Many Beetles?
- 06: Pollinators We Cannot Live Without
- 07: Insect Herbivores
- 08: Insect Pests
- 09: Insect-Borne Disease
- 10: Plants That Partner with Insects
- 11: Insects as Food for Animals and Plants
- 12: Insects as Food for People
- 13: Insects as Predators
- 14: Insects as Parasites and Parasitoids
- 15: Insect Recyclers
- 16: Insects That Fly
- 17: Insects Adapted to Aquatic Life
- 18: Insect Songs and Sounds
- 19: Insects as Farmers
- 20: Fruit Flies and Other Research Insects
- 21: Insects in Art, Literature, and Film
- 22: Collecting Insects
- 23: The Disappearing Insects
- 24: Sharing Planet Earth with Insects
Taught by
Scott Solomon
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