· A Sting in the Tale tells the story of Goulson's passionate drive to reintroduce it to its native land and contains groundbreaking research into these curious creatures, history's relationship with the bumblebee, the disastrous effects intensive farming has had on our bee populations and the potential dangers if we are to continue down this path. FOLLOWING IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF GREAT NATURE WRITERS SUCH AS E.O. WILSON AND CHARMING MEMOIRS LIKE GERALD DURRELL'S MY FAMILY AND OTHER ANIMALS, THIS FASCINATING BOOK WILL ALTER THE WAY WE THINK ABOUT www.doorway.ru Goulson became obsessed with wildlife as a small boy growing up in rural Shropshire. · A Modern Day Dr. Dolittle For Bumblebees! If you were smitten by the world of Dr. John Dolittle by Hugh Lofting and love bumblebees, you will adore Dr. Dave Goulson’s A Sting In The Tale. Dr. Dave Goulson is a world-renowned scientist who is admired for his expertise, advocacy and ground-breaking research on bumblebees.
Dave Goulson is Professor of Biology at the University of Sussex. He has published more than scientific articles on the ecology and conservation of bumblebees and other insects. His books include the Sunday Times bestsellers The Garden Jungle and A Sting in the Tale, which was also shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson prize and has been. Dave Goulson studied biology at Oxford University and is now a professor of biological sciences at the University of Stirling. He founded the Bumblebee Conservation Trust in , whose groundbreaking conservation work saw him win the Heritage Lottery Award for Best Environmental Project and "Social Innovator of the Year" from the Biology and Biotechnology Research Council in A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees | Chapter 7 of Author: Dave Goulson | Submitted by: Maria Garcia | Views | Add a Review. Please hit next button if you encounter an empty page.
They have to eat almost continually to keep warm; a bumblebee with a full stomach is only ever about forty minutes from starvation. If a bumblebee runs out of energy, she cannot fly, and if she cannot fly, she cannot get to flowers to get more food, so she is doomed” ― Dave Goulson, A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees. A Sting in the Tale is both a whodunit as well as a revealing study of a bug on whom we depend a great deal.” —Seattle Times “A Sting in the Tale melts memoir and conservation issues into a sweet pot, moving from subject to subject very much in the manner of a foraging bee seeking flowers The book is warm and delightful: I frequently found myself wanting to put it down to go bird and bee-watching, to find for myself the species [Goulson] discusses.”. A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees by Dave Goulson — Christopher Roosen. Sep Sep 24 A Sting in the Tale: My Adventures with Bumblebees by Dave Goulson. Christopher Roosen. Review. I was walking in the park the other day and found a small section of grass that had somehow escaped the monoculture obsession of most modern parks. In this small piece of the wild, patches of clover had snuck their way in from some unknown seed source.
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