From the publisher:
Scientist Frank Ryan explains how metamorphosis – the intricate trick of nature by which caterpillars transform into butterflies – reveals secrets that are shaking some of our longest-held beliefs about evolution. We follow the young Vincent Wigglesworth as he stalks the woods of Hertfordshire and invents modern entomology, and the controversial Don Williamson, who creates what may be the first artificial life form in his lab on the Isle of Man. Enchanting and thought-provoking, Metamorphosis offers a new understanding of the most ancient miracles of nature.

Oneworld Publications | Paperback 352 pp. |ISBN: 9781851689132