Hmyz tve / Insect faces (2026)

This Czech-language book reveals the hidden beauty and extraordinary diversity of insects, the most numerous and varied group of animals on our planet. Using modern microscopes, scientists from the Biology Centre of the Czech Academy of Sciences have created eighty unique images capturing representatives of all insect orders in unprecedented detail. Striking macrophotographs of insect heads, accompanied by drawings of their entire bodies, guide readers through more than 400 million years of evolution. They are complemented by fascinating information about the insects characteristics, adaptations and survival strategies.