David M. Phillips was a biomedical researcher at the Population Council in New York City. He is now retired and living with his wife Robin and their pets in Barnstable, Mass. He has published over 200 papers in scientific journals. His microscopy photographs have appeared in hundreds of scholarly journals.
"A fascinating window on the variation in insect form, bolstered by
an authoritative but appealingly nontechnical account of its
relation to function that answers the question, How can flies walk
upside down on the ceiling?"--J. Michael Bedford, professor
emeritus, Weill Cornell Medical College "Publishers Weekly"
"An eye-opening tour of the unseen marvels of insect form and
design as revealed in finely sculptured detail and artistic beauty
by the scanning electron microscope. . . . This book will make you
really see living insects for the wonderful creatures they
are."--Sidney L. Tamm, professor emeritus of biology, Boston
University "Publishers Weekly"
"Phillips's delightful coffee-table volume reveals nature as
architect in an ordered yet somehow whimsical world."-- "Publishers
Weekly"
"Written in a lively and accessible style, [this book] will appeal
to entomologists and zoologists, as well as to students of biology
and the general reader curious about the fascinating world of
insects."--Maria-Elisa Perotti, professor emeritus, Department of
Biomedical Science, University of Milan "Publishers Weekly"
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