Signed by the artist with a drawing of a leafbug.

From the publisher:

Dive into the world of creepy-crawlies in this Encyclopedia of Insects.

Packed with hundreds of bugs, every one is looked at in fascinating detail by natural history expert Jules Howard.

From the cutest and most beautiful, to the deadliest and most disgusting, there's something for everyone in this book which highlights the importance of the insect world. Plus, find out what actually makes an insect, an insect - with guest entries from the non-insects: centipedes, spiders, woodlice, and snails.

Featuring 300 bugs!

Table of Contents:

INTRODUCTION FROM THE AUTHOR

insects in trouble

what is an insect?

insect feats

EPHEMEROPTERA (MAYFLIES)

ODONATA (DRAGONFLIES AND DAMSELFLIES)

ORTHOPTERA (GRASSHOPPERS, LOCUSTS, AND CRICKETS)

PHASMATODEA (STICK INSECTS)

PLECOPTERA (STONEFLIES)

DERMAPTERA (EARWIGS)

MANTODEA (MANTISES)

BLATTODEA (COCKROACHES AND TERMITES)

PSOCOPTERA (BOOKLICE)

PHTHIRAPTERA (LICE)

THYSANOPTERA (THRIPS)

HEMIPTERA (WATER BUGS, CICADAS, FROGHOPPERS, TREEHOPPERS, ASSASSIN BUGS, SHIELD BUGS, JEWEL BUGS, APHIDS, MOSS BUGS, AND SCALE INSECTS)

HYMENOPTERA (BEES, WASPS, SAWFLIES, AND ANTS

STREPSIPTERA (TWISTED-WINGED INSECTS)

COLEOPTERA (BEETLES)

MEGALOPTERA (DOBSONFLIES, FISHFLIES AND ALDERFLIES)

TRICHOPTERA (CADDISFLIES)

LEPIDOPTERA (MOTHS AND BUTTERFLIES)

DIPTERA (FLIES)

ARCHAEOGNATHA (JUMPING BRISTLETAILS) AND ZYGENTOMA (FIREBRATS AND SILVERFISH)

NEUROPTERA (NET-WINGED INSECTS) AND RAPHIDIOPTERA (SNAKEFLIES)

MECOPTERA (SCORPIONFLIES) AND NOTOPTERA (GLADIATORS)

ZORAPTERA (ANGEL INSECTS) AND EMBIOPTERA (WEBSPINNERS)

SIPHONAPTERA (FLEAS)

am i an insect?

CENTIPEDES AND MILLIPEDES

SPIDERS AND SPIDERLIKE INVERTEBRATES

WOODLICE

SNAILS AND SLUGS

INDEX

 

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