TEN. Wasps and the Heat of Battle

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Prologue 1
4. ONE. Night–Flying Moths 17
5. TWO. Butterflies and Wings 76
6. THREE. Dragonflies Now and Then 117
7. FOUR. Grasshoppers and Other Orthoptera 143
8. FIVE. Beetles Large and Small 191
9. SIX. Bumblebees out in the Cold 227
10. SEVEN. Tropical Bees 277
11. EIGHT. Hot–Headed Honeybees 292
12. NINE. The Tolerance of Ants 323
13. TEN. Wasps and the Heat of Battle 334
14. ELEVEN. Flies of All Kinds 343
15. TWELVE. Sweating Cicadas 369
16. THIRTEEN. Warm Caterpillars and Hot Maggots 382
17. FOURTEEN. Fever 411
18. FIFTEEN. Cold Jumpers 422
19. SIXTEEN. Social Thermoregulation 447
20. Summary 510
21. References 525
22. Acknowledgments 585
23. Index of Authors Cited 590
24. General Index 598