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Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology / Lisa Margonelli ; [illustrations by Thomas Shahan].

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595.736 MARG	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .
595.736 MARG	Adult Non Fiction		Padstow .	. Available .

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ISBN	9781786071903 (hardback)
Name	Margonelli, Lisa author.
Title	Underbug : an obsessive tale of termites and technology / Lisa Margonelli ; [illustrations by Thomas Shahan].
Published	London : Oneworld Publications, 2018.
Published	©2018
Description	303 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-287) and index.
Summary	With all due respect to bees, the termite stands as the world's most important insect. Without termites much of life on Earth would essentially evaporate. And yet an individual termite is practically invisible, not to mention wholly reviled by humanity. For Lisa Margonelli, what begins as a bugtastic obsession becomes an exploration of our future. If we can harness the termites remarkable ability to remake its environment, will that help us avoid a global food crisis? If we create killer robobugs, what happens if the swarms run off script? A masterpiece of popular science, Underbug touches on everything from metaphysical meditation, technological innovation and the psychology of obsession to good old-fashioned biology.
Subjects	Termites
	Termites -- Social aspects
	Technology and civilization
Other Names	Shahan, Thomas illustrator.
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Technology and civilization . Termites . Termites -- Social aspects . See Also: Civilization . Social history . Authors: Margonelli, Lisa . Shahan, Thomas .