Small Game Hunter

Small Game Hunter takes the reader through many encounters with invertebrates that the author has had over the course of his career and around the globe. From a fascination with moths and light traps to chasing the elegance of damsel- and dragonflies. From his special interest with the complex world of spiders to insect farming as a future food for a growing population. But Small Game Hunter is not just about science, it also ranges accross the arts from puppet plays to opera, dance to visual art. It is a cultural and scientific kaleidoscope, but one which always has invertebrates at its focus. At a time when invertebrates around the globe are in sharp decline, this book is a rallying call to appreciate and conserve the small things that run our world.

- An entertaining and informative account of the life of an entomologist

- With amusing anecdotes about identifying and studying the behaviour of butterflies, moths, dragonflies, flies, beetles and spiders out in the field and lab - across Great Britain and abroad.

- The author addresses the importance of insects as one of our main food source in the near future.

- His additional interest is in the Arts. Combined with entomology, the outcome is the production of fantastic shows, performances and exhibitions.

- In this unique endeavour, his goal is to bring nature closer to a wider audience.

- On the way, he meets up and collaborates with celebrities, including Sir David Attenborough, Ray Mears and Nick Baker.

- Written by Peter Smithers, entomologist and ecologist at the University of Plymouth.

Softack, 184pp., 50 colour photographs, 198x 129mm

P. Smithers, Brambleby Books, April 2024

ISBN: 9781908241702