An accessible but comprehensive overview of beetles, illustrated with 4,500 photographs. 
 Among Stephen Marshall's many other natural history titles are Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity and Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera, two of the most respected books on the insect world published in the last 20 years. More admirable than the books' rigorous science, however, is that they are wholly suitable for a lay audience, including student readers from high school on. The books have been adopted as classroom texts and assigned as required reading at the university level and are on the references shelves of many practicing entomologists. 
 In Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera, Marshall has again applied his deep knowledge of the insect world. Comprehensive and packed with 27 pages of richly illustrated keys and 4,500 color illustrations, it provides the reader with a colorful and enjoyable introduction to the natural history of a huge group of organisms, along with an overview of the diversity of fascinating families included in the group. The subject of this book is an enormous one, since the beetles, or Coleoptera, include almost 400,000 named species. 
 Marshall opens with a description of what makes a beetle a beetle, and then introduces the natural history of the order with copious examples and explanations. 
 Part one of the book includes: 
<ul>
<li> Life Histories of Beetles: Form and Function: Eggs; Larvae; Pupae, Prepupae and Cocoons; Adults; Courtship and Mating Behaviors </li> <li> Defense and Deception: Tanks, Tricks and Coleopteran; Chemical Warfare; Brilliance and Bioluminescence in the Beetles </li> <li> Freshwater and Marine Beetles: Freshwater beetles; Marine beetles </li> <li> Beetle Associations with Fungi, Dung and Carrion: Beetles and Fungi; Beetles and Dung; Beetles and Dead Bodies </li> <li> Beetles, Plants and Plant Products: Beetles and Flowers; Phytophagy and Beetle Diversity; Aposematic Beetles and Their Plant Hosts; Beetles as Agricultural and Garden Pests; Beetles and Biological Control of Weeds; Beetles and Trees </li> <li> Beetles and Other Animals: Dangerous Beetles; Coleoptera and Culture; Beetles Indoors; Rare, Endangered and Threatened Beetles; Beetles, Birds and Wild Mammals; Beetles and Other Invertebrates. </li>
</ul>
 Part two of Beetles is a guided tour of the diversity of the order, with fascinating stops for all of the world's 180 or so families of beetles as well as most of the significant subfamilies. Thousands of photos, almost all taken in the field by the author, are used to capture the range of form and function in each family, with pages of examples of the popular groups -- such as fireflies, tiger beetles, jewel beetles -- but also with unique photographs of little-known groups ranging from long-lipped beetles to the rarest rove beetles. Essential information about importance, range, behavior and biology is provided for each group, and easily used photographic keys to most families are provided for those wishing to use the book as an identification guide. 
 The profusely illustrated keys in Beetles, linked to the unprecedented photographic coverage of the world's beetle families and subfamilies, enable readers to identify most families of beetles quickly and accurately, and to readily access information about each family as well as hundreds of distinctive genera and species. 
 Like its companion titles, Insects and Flies, Beetles will be welcomed by the scientific, academic and naturalist communities, including the next generation of students of entomology.

Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera

Arts & Photography

Marshall, Stephen A.

Photography & Video

Firefly Books

A treasure Hymenoptera highlights these insects in an incredibly rich selection of color photographs and text, that serve both in identification and to illuminate their lives and strategies It is hugely pleasing Superb 
-- Bernd Heinrich, biologist and author 
Stephen A Marshall's natural history titles -- Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity, Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera and Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera -- are among the most respected books on the insect world published in the last 20 years More admirable than the books' rigorous science, however, is that they are wholly suitable for a lay audience, including high school students interested in entomology The books have been adopted as classroom texts at the university level and are on the reference shelves of many practicing entomologists 
In Hymenoptera, Marshall has applied his broad knowledge of insects to the world of wasps, bees and ants The subject of this book is an enormous one, since Hymenoptera is arguably the largest order of living things Comprehensive and packed with richly illustrated keys and thousands of color photographs identified with help from many of the world's best hymenopterists, this volume provides the reader with a colorful and enjoyable introduction to a huge group of organisms, along with an overview of the diversity of fascinating families included in the group 
Marshall opens with a description of what makes a wasp a wasp, and then introduces the diversity, importance and natural history of the order with copious examples and explanations Topics include the life histories of wasps, Hymenoptera and plants, Hymenoptera in history, culture and fiction, kleptoparasitism, and many more 
Part two of Hymenoptera is a guided tour of the diversity of the order, with fascinating stops for almost all of the world's 100 or so families of wasps as well as most of the significant subfamilies Thousands of photos, almost all taken in the field by the author, are used to capture the range of form and function in each family, with pages of photographs of the popular groups -- such as bees, hornets and ants -- but also with little-known groups ranging from pincer wasps to fairyflies Essential information about importance, range, behavior and biology is provided for each group, and easy-to-use photographic keys to most families are provided for those wishing to use the book as an identification guide 
Like Marshall's companion titles, Hymenoptera will be welcomed by the scientific, academic and naturalist communities, as well as the next generation of entomologists

Hymenoptera: The Natural History and Diversity of Wasps, Bees and Ants

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

500 Insects: A Visual Reference

A groundbreaking guide to flower flies in North America 
This is the first comprehensive field guide to the flower flies (also known as hover flies) of northeastern North America. Flower flies are, along with bees, our most important pollinators. Found in a varied range of habitats, from backyard gardens to aquatic ecosystems, these flies are often overlooked because many of their species mimic bees or wasps. Despite this, many species are distinctive and even subtly differentiated species can be accurately identified. This handy and informative guide teaches you how.
With more than 3,000 color photographs and 400 maps, this guide covers all 416 species of flower flies that occur north of Tennessee and east of the Dakotas, including the high Arctic and Greenland. Each species account provides information on size, identification, abundance, and flight time, along with notes on behavior, classification, hybridization, habitats, larvae, and more.
Summarizing the current scientific understanding of our flower fly fauna, this is an indispensable resource for anyone, amateur naturalist or scientist, interested in discovering the beauty of these insects.
· 3000+ color photos (field and museum shots)
· Multiple images per species, with arrows highlighting key field marks
· Grayscale images showing the actual size of the insect
· Range maps for each species
· Information on size, identification features, abundance, flight times, and more

Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America (Princeton Field Guides)

Young, Andrew D.

Skevington, Jeffrey H

Locke, Michelle M.

Moran, Kevin

Crins, William J

Princeton University Press

Fascinating insects from around the world, including some newly discovered species. 
 From the Introduction "Insect diversity, especially the almost untapped diversity of little-studied insects, should be seen as a rich ore... to be mined for generations to come." 
 Insects account for more than half of the approximately 1.7 million named species of all living things. The number of insect species yet undiscovered runs into many further millions. 
 Stephen Marshall has selected 500 of the most interesting insects from his travels to North and South America, the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand and beyond. Beautiful photographs show the insects in their natural habitats, and informative "factfiles" provide further details about the lives of these fascinating creatures. Some of the insects are new species, photographed here for the first time. 
 In addition to the entries for each of the species, there is an introduction on insect biology, classification and distribution, along with information on collecting and photographing insects.

500 Insects: A Visual Reference (Firefly Visual Reference)

Insects A to Z (A to Z (Firefly Books))

A beautifully illustrated dictionary of 26 insects. Insects A to Z uses an accessible and successful format to describe 26 insects. Each page features two full-color photographs of the insect and one or two descriptive paragraphs. There are also the Latin and common names of the order, family, genus and species, as well as information on geographic distribution. Fact boxes for each entry provide at-a-glance information detailing each insect's scientific name, diet, average size and the location at which each was photographed. The 26 insects are: Army ants Bumble bees Cicadas Darner dragonflies Earwigs Fireflies Grasshoppers Hummingbird moths Ichneumonid wasps Jewel beetles Katydids Lacewings Mosquitoes Net-winged midges Owlflies Paper wasps Queen termites Robber flies Spider wasps Tiger beetles Urania moths Viceroy butterflies Weevils Xylocopid bees Yucca moths Zebra clubtails. The book has a varied audience: middle school students exploring topic ideas, younger students interested in wildlife and advanced early readers who still enjoy picture books. Accurate and up-to-date information and an informal presentation make Insects A to Z an engaging view into the world of insects.

Children's Books

Animals

A beautifully illustrated dictionary of 26 insects. Insects A to Z uses an accessible and successful format to describe 26 insects. Each page features two full-color photographs of the insect and one or two descriptive paragraphs. There are also the Latin and common names of the order, family, genus and species, as well as information on geographic distribution. Fact boxes for each entry provide at-a-glance information detailing each insect's scientific name, diet, average size and the location at which each was photographed. The 26 insects are: <ul>
<li>Army ants</li> <li>Bumble bees</li> <li>Cicadas</li> <li>Darner dragonflies</li> <li>Earwigs</li> <li>Fireflies</li> <li>Grasshoppers</li> <li>Hummingbird moths</li> <li>Ichneumonid wasps</li> <li>Jewel beetles</li> <li>Katydids</li> <li>Lacewings</li> <li>Mosquitoes</li> <li>Net-winged midges</li> <li>Owlflies</li> <li>Paper wasps</li> <li>Queen termites</li> <li>Robber flies</li> <li>Spider wasps</li> <li>Tiger beetles</li> <li>Urania moths</li> <li>Viceroy butterflies</li> <li>Weevils</li> <li>Xylocopid bees</li> <li>Yucca moths</li> <li>Zebra clubtails.</li>
</ul>
The book has a varied audience: middle school students exploring topic ideas, younger students interested in wildlife and advanced early readers who still enjoy picture books. Accurate and up-to-date information and an informal presentation make Insects A to Z an engaging view into the world of insects.

Advance praise for Flies: Stephen A. Marshall has delivered one of the most beautiful and useful accounts of insect life ever written. -- Edward O. Wilson, Research Professor Emeritus, Harvard University 
 Meticulously researched and illustrated with more than 2000 color photographs taken by the author, Flies is a landmark reference book that will be indispensable to any naturalist, biologist or entomologist. Most photographs in this encyclopedic reference were taken in the field and show the insects in their natural environment. All of the world's fly families are included, with photographic coverage spanning the range from common deer flies and fruit flies through to deadly tsetse flies and malaria mosquitoes, with thousands of spectacular species such as exotic stalk eyed flies, giant robber flies and hedgehog flies in between. 
 Flies is broken up into three parts: Life Histories, Habits and Habitats of Flies; Diversity; and Identifying and Studying Flies. The 20 pages of profusely illustrated keys linked to the unprecedented photographic coverage of the world's fly families and subfamilies enable the reader to identify most flies quickly and accurately, and to readily access information about each family as well as hundreds of distinctive genera and species. 
 Flies includes: 
 Part 1: Life Histories, Habits and Habitats of Flies Chapter 1 -- Life Histories of Flies Chapter 2 -- Flies, Plants and Fungi Chapter 3 -- Flies and Vertebrates Chapter 4 -- Flies and Invertebrates 
 Part 2: Diversity Chapter 5 -- Origins and Distribution of the Diptera Chapter 6 -- The Lower Diptera Chapter 7 -- The Lower Brachycera and Empidoidea Chapter 8 -- The Higher Brachycera or Cyclorrhapha 
 Part 3: Identifying and Studying Flies Chapter 9 -- Collecting, Preserving and Rearing Flies Chapter 10 -- Identifying Fly Families

Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera

Reviews of the first edition of Insects: [starred review]"This book is simply bigger, prettier, and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects." --Library Journal 
 "An incredibly important, masterfully written and profusely illustrated work that belongs in the library of every field biologist, educator, student and naturalist . . . a book that is destined to become a natural history classic". --Arthur V Evans, Research Collaborator, Dept. of Entomology, Smithsonian Institution 
 Called "a milestone in insect photography" and "simply bigger, prettier and more comprehensive than any previous publication on insects," Professor Stephen Marshall's Insects is now in a new edition, with more than 500 changes to reflect the latest scientific findings since it was first published in 2006. 
 It is a comprehensive reference on insects featuring an easy identification guide using 28 picture keys, 4000 color photographs taken in the field (not pinned specimens), expert advice on observing insects, and more. 
 Insects enables readers and starting entomologists to identify most insects quickly and accurately. More than 50 pages of picture keys lead to appropriate chapters and specific photos, to confirm identification. The keys are surprisingly comprehensive and easy for non-specialists to use. 
 Features include: 
<li> detailed chapters covering insect orders and insect families </li> <li> a brief examination of common families of related terrestrial arthropods </li> <li> 4000+ color photographs showing typical behaviors and key characteristics </li> <li> three indexes--common family names, photographs, general index </li> <li> expert guidance on observing, collecting and photographing insects </li> <li> new remarks on declining habitat and threats to biodiversity. </li> This book has been widely and thoroughly praised. It is now ready for a new generation of new, and lifetime students of entomology.

Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America

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Beetles: The Natural History and Diversity of Coleoptera

Hymenoptera: The Natural History and Diversity of Wasps, Bees and Ants

500 Insects: A Visual Reference

Field Guide to the Flower Flies of Northeastern North America (Princeton Field Guides)

500 Insects: A Visual Reference (Firefly Visual Reference)

Insects A to Z (A to Z (Firefly Books))

Insects A to Z (A to Z (Firefly Books))

Flies: The Natural History and Diversity of Diptera

Insects: Their Natural History and Diversity: With a Photographic Guide to Insects of Eastern North America