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A World of Insects: The Harvard University Press Reader by Ring T. (edt) Carde Publisher Comments As we follow the path of a giant water bug or peer over the wing of a gypsy moth, we glimpse our world anew, at once shrunk and magnified. Owing to their size alone, insects’ experience of the world is radically different from ours. Air to them is... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper 
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Australian Water Bugs (Hemiptera-heteroptera, Gerromorpha & Nepomorpha) Synopsis Water bugs are familiar insects in aquatic habitats throughout the World. They belong to the order Hemiptera, the largest insect order with incomplete metamorphosis. There are basically two kinds: (1) the semiaquatic bugs (Gerromorpha) which live upon... (read more) List Price $102.75 Your price: $84.00 New - Hardcover
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Peterson Field Guide to Moths of Northeastern North America (Peterson Field Guides) by David Beadle Publisher Comments Peterson The best-selling field guides of all time There are thousands of moth species in the northeast of North America, and while it might seem that they are all drab grays and browns, there is actually a startling variety. They come in a rainbow of... (read more) Your price: $29.00 New - Trade Paper
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Practical Entomologist by Rick Imes Publisher Comments From exploring the basic principles of entomology to starting a collection, The Practical Entomologist is the perfect introduction to the world of insects. Beginning with the basics, the text describes what characterizes an insect, including anatomy and... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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How Not to Be Eaten: The Insects Fight Back by Gilbert Waldbauer Publisher Comments All animals must eat. But who eats who, and why, or why not? Because insects outnumber and collectively outweigh all other animals combined, they comprise the largest amount of animal food available for potential consumption. How do they avoid being... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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An Atlas of Drosophila Genes: Sequences and Molecular Features by Gustavo Maroni Publisher Comments Drosophila, the common fruit fly, is the most extensively studied of all organisms from the standpoint of genetics and cytology. This atlas summarizes what is known about the approximately 100 Drosophila genes for which the complete nucleotide sequence... (read more) Your price: $262.75 New - Hardcover
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Chicken (Animal) by Annie Potts Publisher Comments No creature has been subject to such extremes of reverence and exploitation as the chicken. Hens have been venerated as cosmic creators and roosters as solar divinities. Many cultures have found the mysteries of birth, healing, death and... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles by Arthur V. Evans Publisher Comments This authoritative reference provides an engaging look at these magnificent yet poorly understood creatures and highlights the essential role beetles play in the dynamics of nearly every terrestrial ecosystem on Earth. Color photos.... (read more) Your price: $38.95 New - Trade Paper
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Honeybee Democracy by Thomas D. Seeley Publisher Comments "Honeybee Democracy is a wonderful book, beautifully written and illustrated, about humanity's greatest friend among the insects. The honeybee is important not only for its role in agriculture but for what it has taught us concerning the fundamental... (read more) Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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The Beekeeping Handbook: A Practical Apiary Guide for the Yard, Garden, and Rooftop by Vivian Head Publisher Comments Keeping bees in your garden is a fascinating and rewarding hobby that not only helps to restore the balance in the natural environment, but also provides the keeper with a rich supply of honey and beeswax. This book will tell you everything you need to... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 3 Synopsis Concerns about global biodiversity are rising dramatically, yet we are lagging behind in the most basic prerequisite for its understanding and conservation: the inventory. Insect species may make up five or ten times the number of all other plant and... (read more) List Price $180.25 Your price: $152.00 New - Hardcover
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Creep and Flutter: The Secret World of Insects and Spiders by Jim Arnosky Publisher Comments In his fourth stunning nonfiction picture book for Sterling Children's Books, acclaimed naturalist and illustrator Jim Arnosky brings out the beauty--and the “wow!” and the “yuck!” factors--of hundreds of insects and spiders. ... (read more) Your price: $14.95 New - Hardcover
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Crustaceana Monographs #16: Studies on Freshwater Copepoda: A Volume in Honour of Bernard Dussart by Danielle (edt) Defaye Publisher Comments The influence of Bernard Dussart's contributions to limnology in general as well as to freshwater copepodology in particular can hardly be overestimated. From 1945 until his decease late 2008, he has devoted more than 60 years of his life to studying... (read more) Your price: $226.00 New - Hardcover
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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico by John C. Abbott Publisher Comments This is the first guide to dragonflies and damselflies of the south-central United States. The book covers 263 species, representing more than half of the North American fauna. The area of coverage significantly overlaps with other regions of the country... (read more) Your price: $39.50 New - Trade Paper
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Guide to Night-Singing Insects of the Northeast [With CD (Audio)] by John Himmelman Synopsis Field guide to crickets, katydids, shieldbacks, coneheads, trigs, and angle-wings across the eastern United States Full-color illustrations depict each insect in extraordinary detail Enclosed audio CD features songs and calls of 68 species The mysteries... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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World Catalogue of Insects, Vol. 9: Drosophilidae (Diptera) Synopsis Concerns about global biodiversity are rising dramatically, yet we are lagging behind in the most basic prerequisite for its understanding and conservation: the inventory. Insect species may make up five or ten times the number of all other plant and... (read more) List Price $180.25 Your price: $152.00 New - Hardcover
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The Quest for the Perfect Hive: A History of Innovation in Bee Culture by Gene Kritsky Publisher Comments Beekeeping is a sixteen-billion-dollar-a-year business. But the invaluable honey bee now faces severe threats from diseases, mites, pesticides, and overwork, not to mention the mysterious Colony Collapse Disorder, which causes seemingly healthy bees to... (read more) Your price: $30.50 New - Hardcover
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Secret Lives of Ants by Jae Choe Publisher Comments In the great naturalist tradition of E. O. Wilson, Jae Choe takes readers into a miniature world dominated by six-legged organisms. This is the world of the ant, an insect that humans, as well as most other life forms, depend upon for their very survival.... (read more) Your price: $42.25 New - Hardcover
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Amber: The Natural Time Capsule by Andrew Ross Publisher Comments A comprehensive introduction to amber and all its uses. Amber is an engaging overview of this natural substance. It also explores how the fossilized inclusions trapped in the golden resin of spruce trees provide a superb record of prehistoric species and... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
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Nematology Monographs and Perspectives #05: Entomopathogenic Nematodes: Systematics, Phylogeny and Bacterial Symbionts by Khuong B. Nguyen Publisher Comments The volume deals with morphology, taxonomy and systematics of entomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) in the families Steinernematidae and Heterorhabditidae and bacteria associated with these nematodes. In the first part, history, taxonomic status, family and... (read more) Your price: $249.95 New - Trade Paper
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