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"[In] a revision of the 1963 edition, [a] brief, clearly written text [tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts about fireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastels for her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents' farm, and the creatures of a summer night."SLJ.

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The definitive photographic guide to Britain and Western Europe's orthopterans, complete with a CD of sounds.

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An eagerly anticipated addition to the New Naturalist series.

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Large, dramatic photographs of a variety of ants and a brief fact- filled text will fascinate developing readers. Ages 6+.

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Beginning readers will discover how bees live and work together in a title with clear, interesting text and a lively photograph on every spread. Ages 6+.

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An addition to a popular science series explores how the cycle of life is enriched by the way worms live, eat, and work in the underground environment.

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Incorporating nearly 43,000 definitions, this major reference work is a comprehensive, fully cross-referenced collection of terms, names and phrases used in entomology. It is the only listing that covers insect anatomy, behaviour, biology, ecology, histology, molecular biology, morphology, pest management, taxonomy and systematics.

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The Australian Beetles series represents a comprehensive treatment of the beetles of Australia, a relatively under-studied fauna that includes many unusual and unique evolutionary lineages found nowhere else on Earth.

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This volume covers the remainder of the primitive weevils (Division Orthoceri), namely the families Brentidae, Eurhynchidae and Apionidae.

This title catalogues 65 genera and 475 species, accompanied by about 600 individual drawings and black-and-white photographs.

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Comprehensive reference on the biology, behaviour and management of German cockroaches.

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The only single source of information on the biology, ecology and host relationships of this economically important group of insects.

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Provides an introduction to the biology and natural history of insects and their noninsect cousins, such as spiders, scorpions, and centipedes. This book features more than 830 color photos, a concise overview of the basics of entomology, and numerous sidebars that highlight and explain key points.

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Enables you to identify the caterpillars of nearly 700 butterflies and moths found east of the Mississippi. This book provides information on the distribution, biology, and taxonomy of caterpillars beyond. It covers caterpillar structure, life cycles, rearing, natural enemies, photography, and conservation.

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This pocket-sized booklet features common bees of the eastern United States and their look-alikes, so you can quickly and easily identify them.

A colourful, useful and easy-to-read account of dung beetles in south-eastern Australia.

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Dragonflies and damselflies are large, stunningly beautiful insects, as readily observable as birds and butterflies. This title makes identifying them easy and every species is illustrated with full-color photographs and a distribution map, and structural features are illustrated where they aid in-hand identification.

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A landmark reference work for those with an involvement or interest in house dust mite research.

A catalogue of the 35 000 names of these insects.

The Hymenoptera is one of the largest orders of terrestrial arthropods and comprises the sawflies, wasps, ants, bees and parasitic wasps. Suitable for researchers and students, this title originates from papers presented at the Fourth International Hymenoptera Conference held in Canberra, Australia in early 1999.

Brings together the names of 2620 described species of mites that are known to occur in Australia. This title gives the correct nomenclature for each species, and places every species in the appropriate genus and family, using the available classification.

Hepialidae (ghost moths or swifts) are, in terms of diversity and distribution, the most successful group of homoneurous primitive moths.

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The introductory chapters of this book give a detailed review of the phylogeny, morphology, classification and biology of Tineidae on a worldwide scale.