The complete illustrated world encyclopedia of insects

a natural history and identification guide to beetles, flies, bees, wasps, mayflies, dragonflies, cockroaches, mantids, earwigs, ants and many more

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The complete illustrated world encyclopedia of insects

a natural history and identification guide to beetles, flies, bees, wasps, mayflies, dragonflies, cockroaches, mantids, earwigs, ants and many more

  • 4 Want to read

An authoritative visual dictionary of every order of the insect world including beetles, cockroaches, flies, crickets, wasps, bees, moths and butterflies, as well as spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes and microscopic creatures. Includes an in-depth look at insect defense methods such as camouflage, claws for nipping, mouthparts for biting and chewing, stings, hissing noises and warning colors that suggest danger to deter predators.

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English
Pages
256

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Table of Contents

Understanding insects
The insect orders
Insects of the world : Insects of Europe and Africa ; Insects of the Americas ; Insects of Australia and Asia.

Edition Notes

"Featuring 650 arthropods, including common insect and spider species, illustrated with 750 specially commissioned illustrations and photographs."

Includes index.

Other Titles
Encyclopedia of insects, Insects

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
595.703
Library of Congress

The Physical Object

Pagination
256 pages
Number of pages
256

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL26937875M
ISBN 10
1846815827
ISBN 13
9781846815829
OCLC/WorldCat
1017769446

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