100 Indian Bugs & Butterflies: The Big Little Nature Book

This is a nature lover’s companion to understand and identify insects found in India. Thought of as pesky, little creatures, insects are actually essential to the environment as is their existence. It is believed that if insects were to disappear from Earth, life as we know it would undergo dramatic change - some even resulting in depleted food sources. Not just that, the world of bugs and butterflies are facing threats in the form of depleting forests, destruction to their habitats, forest forest, increasing use of pesticides, and even the impact of climate change. Recent studies show that 40 per cent of insect species are threatened with decline and possible extinction.