Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America
by Stephen A. Marshall
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Meticulously researched and illustrated with thousands of photographs taken in the field, Insects is a landmark reference for any naturalist or entomologist. The illustrated picture keys allow quick identification of insect orders, families and individual insects. Comprehensive chapter introductions discuss the form and biology of each order--back cover.Tags
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Assigned text for entymology class, but I've kept it for personal reference. Numerous photos help in ID, with the understanding that not all species are present so "close" is not good enough. Very useful key combines description with drawings of key characters and leads you to the proper family. That refers you to introductory essays and the photographed section
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- 2006
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- Ask an entomologist what an insect is and he or she will tell you that it is an arthropod with a number of special insectan features, the most obvious of which are a head with mandibles (jaws) and a labium (lower lip), a thor... (show all)ax with three pairs of legs and an abdomen that usually lacks conspicuous appendages.
[Introduction] If insects are worth getting to know as an enemy of humankind, they are even more worthy of attention as our benefactors.
[Preface] This book is based on material originally gathered in support of a third-year entomology course--"The Natural History of Insects"--that I started teaching at University of Guelph in 1982. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)The last few images added to this book were taken with a Nikon digital SLR body fitted with the same lenses and other accessories used with my older film cameras, and any future editions will undoubtedly be enriched by further advances in digital photographic technology in the coming years.
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- Grimaldi, David; Danks, Hugh; Brown, Brian V.; Ball, George E.; Heraty, John; Eisner, Thomas
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