National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders (1980)

by National Audubon Society

Other authors: Lorus Milne (Author)

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Series: Audubon Society Field Guide

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An extensive use of color photographs makes this a fine guide for identifying insects. Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact. An illustrated key to the insect orders and detailed drawings of the parts of insects, spiders, and butterflies supplement this extensive coverage.… (more)

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OakGrove-KFA | Mar 29, 2020 |

Of the three insect guides I own, I believe this one is the best. It has what I want; lots of insects, a good layout with clear pictures keyed to the page the text is on, more text on the insect than either of my other popular field guides on insects, and a very durable binding.

A weakness is the dependence on a single photo of each bug. Many bugs show a lot of variation between male and female and i am not runnung across any photos of the two appearances in this guide. But overall, I still believe this is a very good insect guide. (

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billsearth | Mar 30, 2010 |

They've packed quite a few in here, but I found it somewhat lacking on specifics for some types of wood boring insects. Considering the number of insects, they did quite a good job, though. Definitely a good reference to start with. (

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
National Audubon Society	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Milne, Lorus	Author	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Milne, Margery	Author	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Rayfield, Susan	—	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

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National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders

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1980

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Introduction: Insects are found everywhere--from the tropics to the tundra, in water, wood, plants, soil, and even inside the bodies of other animals.

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An extensive use of color photographs makes this a fine guide for identifying insects. Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact. An illustrated key to the insect orders and detailed drawings of the parts of insects, spiders, and butterflies supplement this extensive coverage.

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