Main entry:

Arndt, Ingo, 1968- photographer.

Title & Author:

Animal architecture / Ingo Arndt ; text by Prof. Dr. Jürgen Tautz ; foreword, Jim Brandenburg ; photo captioning, Ingo Arndt ; translated from the German by Mary Harris and Henning Grentz.

Edition:

English-language edition.

Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, 2013
©2013

Description:

160 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Translation of: Architektier : Baumeister der Natur. 2013.
Translation of: Architektier : Baumeister der Natur, 2013.
Includes bibliographical references (page 158).
Birds : the purpose determines the structure. Photo gallery ; Bowerbirds ; Sociable weavers ; Baya weavers ; Vogelkop gardener bowerbird -- Articulates : creators of their own world. Photo gallery ; Red wood ants ; Termites ; Weaver ants ; Caddis flies ; Wasps ; Bees ; Bark beetles ; Spiders ; Caterpillars -- Mammals : landscape architects. Photo gallery ; Harvest mice ; Beavers -- Corals, bivalves, snails : calcified master builders. Photo gallery ; Corals ; Bivalves ; Snails -- Ingo Arndt : author's note on the photography. Author.
In English; translated from the original German.

Summary:

"Every day, all over the world, animals and insects set about the purposeful tasks of designing their homes, catching their prey, and attracting their mates. In the process they create gorgeous nests, shelters, and habitats. Capturing 120 of these wonders in all their beauty and complexity, Animal Architecture presents a visually arresting tribute to the intersection of nature, science, function, and design. Ingo Arndt's stunning studio photographs and vibrant in-situ shots of nests, forests, and wetlands provide close-up details of these designs, as well as the animals who created them. These compelling images are combined with an abundance of fascinating facts about the evolution of animals and insects, as well as their survival methods, mating habits, genetic dispositions, and more."--Publisher's description.

Resources:
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description

ISBN:

9781419711657 (hardback)
1419711652 (hardback)

Subject:

Animals Habitations Pictorial works.
Animal behavior Pictorial works.
Nest building Pictorial works.
Nature (Aesthetics)
Photography of animals.
Architecture and biology.
Animaux Habitations Ouvrages illustrés.
Nidification Ouvrages illustrés.
Nature (Esthétique)
Architecture et biologie.
Animal behavior
Animals Habitations
Nest building

Form/genre:

illustrated books.
Illustrated works
Pictorial works
Ouvrages illustrés.

Added entries:

Tautz, Jürgen, author.
Brandenburg, Jim, writer of foreword.
Harris, Mary, translator.
Grentz, Henning, translator.
Brandenburg, Jim writer of foreword.
Harris, Mary translator.
Grentz, Henning translator.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 287713
Call No.: BIB 229042
Status: Available