The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and SpidersAn 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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User Review - servantofgod4 - Christianbook.comWe are studying insects in science. My 4 year old found a caterpillar in the book that we had seen a week before I received the book. It is that easy to use. My 6 & 13 year olds love using this book ... Read full review
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User Review - billsearth - LibraryThingOf 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 ... Read full review
Contents
Introduction Audubon Society | 7 |
How to Use This Guide | 31 |
Glossary | 939 |
Copyright | |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America National Audubon Society No preview available - 1980 |
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America National Audubon Society No preview available - 1980 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and Spiders A Chanticleer Press edition Audubon Society field guide series Borzoi book |
| Authors | Lorus Johnson Milne, Margery Milne, National Audubon Society |
| Edition | 20, reprint |
| Publisher | Knopf, 1980 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | Jul 28, 2009 |
| ISBN | 0394507630, 9780394507637 |
| Length | 989 pages |
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