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The Dangerous World of Butterflies
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| name | The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists | |
| image | The Dangerous World of Butterflies.jpg | |
| author | Peter Laufer | |
| cover_artist | Georgiana Goodwin | |
| series | Peter Laufer's untitled animal trilogy | |
| subject | Butterflies | |
| publisher | Lyons Press | |
| pub_date | 5 May 2009 | |
| media_type | Print (Hardcover, paperback) | |
| pages | 288 | |
| isbn | 978-1-59921-555-6 | |
| oclc | 244418059 | |
| dewey | 595.78/9/075 | |
| congress | QL542 .L38 2009 | |
| followed_by | Forbidden Creatures |
The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists is a 2009 book by Doctor of Philosophy Peter Laufer. It is the first book in his untitled animal trilogy, preceding Forbidden Creatures in 2010 and No Animals Were Harmed in 2011. The book explores the presence of the butterfly in the fields of organized crime, ecological devastation, species depletion, natural history museum integrity, and chaos theory.
Overview
The Dangerous World of Butterflies has Laufer talking to butterfly experts, both professional and amateur, discussing the art, conservation, breeding, development, wing colors, and the meaning of its fascination for humans of the butterfly. He explores the various mysteries of lepidopterology, such as the process of metamorphosis. In addition, he discovers controversy in commercial butterfly breeding and discovers vast criminal operations involving the mass poaching and smuggling of butterflies.
Critical reception
Kirkus Reviews had a mixed review of the book, saying that it was "charming but slightly scattershot" and "flawed but pleasing".
The Seattle Times compared The Dangerous World of Butterflies to The Orchid Thief, praising both and calling them "entertaining" and "enlightening".
Publishers Weekly said that The Dangerous World of Butterflies delivered an "absorbing science lesson" in what the reviewer called "casual prose".
References
References
- (15 April 2009). "THE DANGEROUS WORLD OF BUTTERFLIES by Peter Laufer {{!}} Kirkus Book Reviews".
- Wanner, Irene. "Books {{!}} "Dangerous World of Butterflies": A threatened universe of dazzling creatures". The Seattle Times.
- (4 May 2009). "Nonfiction Review: The Dangerous World of Butterflies: The Startling Subculture of Criminals, Collectors, and Conservationists". Publishers Weekly.
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