Ingo Arndt

Collects photographs of structures created by animals, from the six-foot-high hills of tiny red ants to the colorfully decorated courtship arenas of the bowerbird, showcasing the connections between human and animal architecture.

Animal Architecture

Whose foot is this? Discover the many complex kinds of feet in this exciting guessing game picture book. The bottom of a foot is round, light brown, and looks like a spongy version of the moon. Whose foot is this? An elephant's of course! There is more to feet than walking in this fun and informative photography book about feet in the wild. Learn about the gecko's ribbed feet that enable it to climb walls as smooth as glass. Or the kangaroo, whose long flat foot is adapted for jumping fast and far. Identify the webbed foot of a duck that's perfect for swimming. Then go into a bonus round and identify the feet of an octopus, a caterpillar, a squirrel, and much more. Crystal-clear images and informative text combine into a format that makes learning about natural adatpation exciting. Author Ingo Anrdt is an award-winning photographer who brings this humble appendage to life. Includes an index of all animals illustrated.

Exploring Feet, Flippers, and Claws

Best Foot Forward

Jürgen Tautz

A lavishly illustrated exploration of the mysterious, hidden world of forest-dwelling wild honey bees—with new insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping The honey bee, a key pollinator, is now an endangered species, threatened by human activity and loss of biodiversity. Because of this, understanding forest-dwelling wild honey bees—which are more resistant to diseases and parasites than honey bees kept by beekeepers—is more important than ever before. In this lavishly illustrated book, Ingo Arndt, one of the world’s best wildlife photographers, and Jürgen Tautz, one of the world’s leading bee experts, set out on the trail of wild honey bees, bringing back sensational photographs, some of which document behaviors never captured before, and new scientific insights that promise to revolutionize conservation and beekeeping. A remarkable number of wild honey bee colonies still exist, living in hollow trees inside the forest, largely unnoticed by humans. This book explores the fascinating secret world of wild honey bees, including the adaptations and behaviors they have acquired to survive and the new challenges they face today. Featuring incredible macro and wide-angle photographs, some taken from inside hives, Wild Honey Bees is a unique collaboration that documents a major research project and offers critical new insights about these essential creatures. A stunning photographic record that documents for the first time the original way of life of the endangered, forest-dwelling honey bee A unique collaboration between one of the world’s best wildlife photographers and one of its leading bee experts Features incredible macro and wide-angle photographs, some from inside the hive, depicting bees as never seen before Offers fascinating new insights into the mysterious, hidden world of the wild honey bee

An Intimate Portrait

Wild Honey Bees

Architektur von Menschen ist uns allen wohlbekannt, die Baukunst der Tiere jedoch bleibt meist unbeachtet. Über einen Zeitraum von zwei Jahren reiste Ingo Arndt rund um den Globus, dabei fotografierte er die bis zu zwei Meter hohen Hügel der winzigen Waldameisen in heimischen Wäldern ebenso wie die bunt geschmückten Balz-Arenen der Laubenvögel in West-Papua. Neben den Behausungen zeigen Arndts Fotografien die unterschiedlichen Erbauer. Ergänzt werden die Motive aus der freien Wildbahn durch ausgewählte Studioaufnahmen. Hier zeigt Ingo Arndt in der Reduktion das Wesentliche, eröffnet mit Detailansichten eine Welt, die sonst im Verborgenen bliebe. Dazu erzählt der bekannte Verhaltensforscher Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz spannende Geschichten über Tierarchitekten, Bauprinzipien und Tricks.

Ingo Arndt

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