Description |
1 online resource (375 pages) : color illustrations |
Contents |
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction To Arthropods -- Small Orders -- True Bugs And Their Kin -- Beetles -- Wasps, Bees, Ants -- Moths And Butterflies -- Flies And Their Kin -- Other Arthropods -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Acknowledgments -- Photo Credits -- Index About The Author And Photographer |
Summary |
Visitors to tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants. Aside from butterflies, however, insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see. This is a shame. Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the showiest of birds, and they have a fascinating natural history. With their beautifully illustrated guide to insects and other arthropods, Paul E. Hanson and Kenji Nishida put the focus on readily observable insects that one encounters while strolling through a tropical forest in the Americas. It is a general belief that insects in the tropics a |
Notes |
"A Zona Tropical publication." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Insects -- Latin America
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Insects -- Tropics
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Arthropoda -- Latin America
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Arthropoda -- Tropics
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NATURE -- Animals -- Insects & Spiders.
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Arthropoda
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Insects
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Insekten
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Gliederfüßer
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Latin America
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Tropics
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Tropen
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Nishida, Kenji, 1972- photographer.
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ISBN |
150170429X |
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9781501704291 |
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