Edward Saunders - Wild Bees, Wasps And Other Stinging Insects (12/29) The Bees With Pointed Ton

WILD BEES, WASPS AND OTHER STINGING INSECTS.....
Edward Saunders provides a detailed account of British wild bees, wasps, and ants, scientifically known as the Hymenoptera Aculeata. The book introduces the diverse species of these insects found in the country, delving into their nesting behaviors, food provisioning, and social structures. From solitary bees to social groups, the author explores the fascinating world of stinging insects, highlighting their unique habits and interactions within their communities.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY.....
Edward Saunders, FRS (March 22, 1848 – February 6, 1910) was an English entomologist, who specialised in Coleoptera, Hemiptera and Hymenoptera. Saunders was born at East Hill, Wandsworth, on March 22, 1848, the youngest of seven children of William Wilson Saunders (known for sponsoring the collecting expeditions of Alfred Russel Wallace), who was a treasurer for the Linnean Society. Schooled at Reigate, he was interested in natural history like his siblings. He joined the business of his father at Lloyds Bank, studying entomology in his spare time. His earliest publication was Coleoptera at Lowestoft in the first volume of the Entomologists’ Monthly Magazine when he was sixteen years old. He would later become an editor of the Magazine. His Catalogus Buprestidarum of 1871 was "a work whose importance was immediately recognised, and which has ever since remained a classic. In order to render the synonymies ... as reliable as possible, he undertook the only foreign tour of his life, visiting in succession all the chief museums of Europe and examining personally the types".

Saunders was a Fellow of the Entomological Society, the Linnean Society and the Royal Society. Saunders lived at Reigate, Wandsworth, and Bromley, and settled in Woking in 1887. He married Mary Agnes Brown in 1872 and eight of their twelve children lived beyond him. He died at Bognor on February 6, 1910, and was buried in Brookwood Cemetery.

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