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This A-Z treasury is a delightful exploration for insect enthusiasts, offering a wealth of information about the insect world while encouraging personal discoveries. With entries covering topics from murder hornets to the "insect apocalypse," and featuring pioneering entomologists like Margaret James Strickland Collins and Douglas Tallamy, this beautifully illustrated encyclopedia dispels common myths and presents new perspectives on our vital relationships with insects. It celebrates the rich history of entomology, underscores our reliance on insects for food and ecosystem services, and clarifies various entomological terms. Guided by Eric Eaton, readers will journey globally, encountering African Toktokkies and Australian beer bottle beetles, and observing the unique practice of cricket fighting in Asia. Profiles of key figures in entomology provide insights into the curious minds behind this expansive scientific field. The book's compact size makes it an ideal travel companion for any entomological adventure. With captivating illustrations by Amy Jean Porter, this engaging blend of facts and folklore will inspire anyone who appreciates the wonders of nature.

The ultimate visual journey into the beautiful and complex world of waspsWasps are far more diverse than the familiar yellowjackets and hornets that harass picnickers and build nests under the eaves of our homes. These amazing, mostly solitary creatures thrive in nearly every habitat on Earth, and their influence on our lives is overwhelmingly beneficial. Wasps are agents of pest control in agriculture and gardens. They are subjects of study in medicine, engineering, and other important fields. Wasps pollinate flowers, engage in symbiotic relationships with other organisms, and create architectural masterpieces in the form of their nests. This richly illustrated book introduces you to some of the most spectacular members of the wasp realm, colorful in both appearance and lifestyle. From minute fairyflies to gargantuan tarantula hawks, wasps exploit almost every niche on the planet. So successful are they at survival that other organisms emulate their appearance and behavior. The sting is the least reason to respect wasps and, as you will see, no reason to loathe them, either. Written by a leading authority on these remarkable insects, Wasps reveals a world of staggering variety and endless fascination.

A comprehensive guide to the insects of North America contains information--including life histories, behaviors, and habitats--on every major group of insects found north of Mexico.