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Terrestrial arthropods (insects, spiders, etc.) dominate the world in numbers and extreme diversity. This book presents the combined views of a physicist, a chemist, and a biologist on the fascinating interactions of these organisms with the primary source of energy on Earth, light. It describes the plethora of important phenomena observed in different spectral ranges, from ultraviolet to visible to mid-infrared. These phenomena, often unprecedented, occur at all scales - macroscopic, microscopic, and nanoscopic. They are richly illustrated with original and aesthetic high-quality images. The descriptions and explanations are comprehensive for researchers and students as well as entomologists and, in general, accessible to anyone fascinated by the beauty and complexity of nature. More detailed explanations are presented in appendices for ease of reading. They may be omitted without affecting the general understanding of the main text. Researchers and engineers will also find numerous avenues for bioinspired developments in various fields such as energy, environment, agriculture, and ecology.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
地面節肢動物（昆蟲、蜘蛛等）在數量和極端多樣性上主導著世界。本書呈現了一位物理學家、一位化學家和一位生物學家對這些生物與地球上主要能量來源——光之間迷人互動的綜合觀點。它描述了在不同光譜範圍內觀察到的眾多重要現象，從紫外線到可見光再到中紅外線。這些現象，往往是前所未見的，發生在所有尺度上——宏觀、微觀和納米級。書中配有原創且美觀的高品質圖像，豐富地展示了這些現象。對於研究人員和學生，以及昆蟲學家來說，這些描述和解釋是全面的，並且對於任何對自然的美麗和複雜性感到著迷的人來說也很容易理解。為了便於閱讀，附錄中提供了更詳細的解釋，這些內容可以省略而不影響對主文本的整體理解。研究人員和工程師還會在能源、環境、農業和生態等各個領域找到許多生物啟發的發展途徑。
作者簡介
Serge Berthier
Born in Paris in 1952, he first conducted theoretical and applied research on selective materials for the thermal conversion of solar energy. After his PhD, he first became a professor at the Université Pascal Paoli, Corte (France) where he spent 7 years, between 1981 and 1987. In 1987 he moved to Paris Cité, where he is an invited professor at the Namur University, Belgium, and is currently a senior fellow of the UNESCO-UNISA chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Cape Town (South Africa).
Since 2003, he has focused on the study, characterization, and modeling of natural photonic structures, such as those found in butterfly wing scales, coleopteran elytra, bird feathers, and diatoms. These structures have been considered as models for bio-inspired devices, including solar absorbers, molecular detectors, anti-counterfeiting devices for banknotes, cosmetic pigments, and LEDs. Together with Prof. Schöllhorn, he is currently focusing his research on natural fluorescence and bioluminescence.
Bernd Schöllhorn
After receiving his PhD in Organic Chemistry from Freie Universität Berlin, Bernd Schöllhorn held two research fellowships at the University of California (San Diego) and the Université René Descartes (Paris). Since 1995, he has been an Associate Professor at the Université Blaise Pascal (Clermont-Ferrand) and the Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris, and was appointed full professor at the Université Paris Cité in 2009. His research interests ranged from natural product synthesis and biomimetic catalysis to the electrochemistry of supramolecular assemblies on the nanoscale. As a passionate hiker and nature lover, he has always been fascinated by arthropods. In recent years, he has therefore begun to focus his scientific research on the physico-chemical phenomena of living organisms, consciously pursuing a transdisciplinary approach. Together with Prof. Berthier, he focuses on the photoluminescence properties of biomaterials.
作者簡介(中文翻譯)
**Serge Berthier**
生於1952年的巴黎，他最初進行了有關選擇性材料的理論和應用研究，專注於太陽能的熱轉換。在獲得博士學位後，他首先在法國科爾特的巴斯卡爾·波利大學擔任教授，並在1981年至1987年間在此工作了7年。1987年，他移至巴黎城市大學，並擔任比利時納穆爾大學的客座教授，目前是南非開普敦聯合國教科文組織-南非國立大學納米科學與納米技術講座的高級研究員。
自2003年以來，他專注於自然光子結構的研究、特徵化和建模，例如蝴蝶翅膀鱗片、甲蟲的鞘翅、鳥類羽毛和矽藻中發現的結構。這些結構被視為生物啟發裝置的模型，包括太陽能吸收器、分子檢測器、鈔票防偽裝置、化妝品顏料和LED燈。與Schöllhorn教授合作，他目前專注於自然螢光和生物螢光的研究。
**Bernd Schöllhorn**
在柏林自由大學獲得有機化學博士學位後，Bernd Schöllhorn曾在加州大學（聖地牙哥）和巴黎勒內·笛卡爾大學擔任兩個研究獎學金。自1995年以來，他一直是克萊蒙費朗的巴斯卡爾大學和巴黎高等師範學校的副教授，並於2009年被任命為巴黎城市大學的正教授。他的研究興趣涵蓋從天然產物合成和仿生催化到納米尺度超分子組合的電化學。作為一名熱愛健行和自然的人，他一直對節肢動物充滿著迷。因此，近年來他開始將科學研究重點放在生物體的物理化學現象上，並有意識地追求跨學科的方法。與Berthier教授合作，他專注於生物材料的光致發光特性。
