Books with author Laurence Pringle

Imagine how you would feel, standing alone in the desert at night, surrounded by scorpions. Biologist Gary A. Polis often puts himself in that situation. He is delighted to be there, studying some of the most fascinating and unusual animals on earth. SCORPION MAN: EXPLORING THE WORLD OF SCORPIONS tells how Gary Polis's childhood interest in nature led to his first scorpion studies in the California desert. It describes both adventures and mishaps in Polis's career of scorpion research around the world. SCORPION MAN reveals many fascinating details of scorpion lives, including their mating dances and cannibalism.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of Africanized bees and discusses how they came to Brazil, how they have now spread northward as far as the United States, and their potentially disruptive influence on the native honeybee population, crop yields, and the honey and beeswax industry.Discusses the bees'advance through Mexico, the various measures used to stop them, the impact they will have on the United States, and safety precautions to take when near them