Roberta Berenbaum is an American entomologist whose work investigates the complex chemical dialogues between herbivorous insects and the plants they consume. Her research examines the profound impact these interactions have on structuring natural communities and driving evolutionary processes. She elucidates the fundamental biochemical mechanisms that govern these vital ecological relationships.
Throughout the Middle Ages, enormously popular bestiaries presented people with descriptions of rare and unusual animals, typically paired with a moral or religious lesson. This compendium of tales offers an alphabetical tour of modern myths that illuminates aerodynamically unsound bees, ear-boring earwigs, and libido-enhancing Spanish flies.