Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
xx, 276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-251) and index. |
Contents |
Order Lepidoptera : butterflies -- Order Diptera : midges and gnats -- Order Coleoptera : ladybugs -- Order Opiliones : daddy longlegs -- Order Diptera : black flies -- Order Hymenoptera : bravo bees -- Order Hemiptera : water striders -- Order Thysanura : silverfish -- Order Orthoptera : katydids -- Order Odonata : dragonflies -- Order Lepidoptera : gypsy moths -- Order Diptera : syrphid flies -- Order Orthoptera : camel crickets. |
Summary |
Broadsides from the Other Orders is a mixture of facts of nature and perceptive reflections. The author of A Country Year and A Book of Bees now turns her attention to butterflies, midges and gnats, ladybugs, daddy longlegs, black flies, so-called killer bees, water striders, silverfish, katydids, dragonflies, gypsy moths, syrphid flies, and camel crickets. Aside from the fact that among themselves entomologists call all of them bugs, these insects have little in common; each is unique, plays a distinct role in its own ecosystem, and is as interesting to read about as is the most complex human being. |
Subject |
Insects.
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ISBN |
0679400621 : $23.00 ($29.00 Can.) |
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9780679400622 |
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0679753001 (pbk.) $12.00 |
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9780679753001 (pbk.) $12.00 |
Standard No. |
NLGGC 097970867 |
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YDXCP 542188 |
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NZ1 4280646 |
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AU@ 000009429088 |
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