Some varieties mimic flowers, others have ears on their front legs. With photographs taken in 24 countries, this guide offers a visually stunning account of these wonderful insects and their mating rituals, egg-laying and development, feeding, defensive strategies, and common environments. From the "bad" (carnivorous katydids with painful bites) to the beautiful (the gorgeous "monkey hoppers" of Peru), see who their enemies are, how these insects interact with mankind, and the dangers they face as people encroach on their ...
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Some varieties mimic flowers, others have ears on their front legs. With photographs taken in 24 countries, this guide offers a visually stunning account of these wonderful insects and their mating rituals, egg-laying and development, feeding, defensive strategies, and common environments. From the "bad" (carnivorous katydids with painful bites) to the beautiful (the gorgeous "monkey hoppers" of Peru), see who their enemies are, how these insects interact with mankind, and the dangers they face as people encroach on their habitats. 192 pages, 40 color illus., 80 b/w illus., 6 x 9.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Very Good jacket. 8vo. 192pp, index, glossary, num bw & col ills. Or boards in jacket. Prev owners name on front free endpaper, otherwise excellent. Includes grasshoppers, locusts, katydids, crickets, stick insects and cockroaches of the world.
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Very Good++ Size: 6x0x9; Sterling Pub Co 1998 Very good condition clean tight and bright, spine is smooth and not creased. Cover is clean and strong with small crease at bottom right corner of cover.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 192 pages, illustrated in color and b&w. "A book like this is long overdure, communicating in words and a wealth of pictures some of the beauty and fascination of these insects." FINE HARDCOVER, FINE DUST JACKET.
