Post by wollastoni on Oct 11, 2014 9:31:29 GMT -8
Torben Larsen is one of the greatest living entomologists. Since his childhood, he has been exploring all the parts of the world hunting and studying butterflies. He is a great specialist of African, Indian and Middle-Oriental butterflies.
He has written a great book gathering all his adventures : "Hazards of butterfly collecting"
This book is fantastic because :
- it's well written,
- you learn a lot of things about many interesting species and places,
- it make you live Larsen's adventures in remote places,
- it's very fun
- very easy to read even for non-English native people.
I have found this book on Abebooks.
And you did you read it ?
What is your preferred story of Torben. Personnally I love the encountering with the African militia "And now we will have to shoot you Sir" :-)
His experience with his chameleon to check which butterfly is toxic or which is not is also very interesting.
He has written a great book gathering all his adventures : "Hazards of butterfly collecting"
This book is fantastic because :
- it's well written,
- you learn a lot of things about many interesting species and places,
- it make you live Larsen's adventures in remote places,
- it's very fun
- very easy to read even for non-English native people.
I have found this book on Abebooks.
And you did you read it ?
What is your preferred story of Torben. Personnally I love the encountering with the African militia "And now we will have to shoot you Sir" :-)
His experience with his chameleon to check which butterfly is toxic or which is not is also very interesting.
Anybody here met the man himself??.
