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Insects

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St. Martin's Press, Apr 14, 2001 - Nature - 160 pages
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Expert Knowledge!
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This handy guide to the most common, important and showy North American insects will help the novice begin a fascinating study. Includes:
A key to insect groups
Mature and immature forms
How insects grow and develop and what they eat
How to find and observe them

Full color pictures, nontechnical language, and up-to-date range maps make this a gem of a guide for beginners at any age.

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Review: Insects: A Guide to Familiar American Insects

User Review  - Don Gubler - Goodreads

Good simple introduction. Most common insects listed. Read full review

Review: Insects: Revised and Updated

User Review  - Benjamin Plume - Goodreads

I had a big bug phase. This one taught me a lot. Read full review

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About the author (2001)

Golden Guides first appeared in 1949 and quickly established themselves as authorities on subjects from Natural History to Science. Relaunched in 2000, Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press feature modern, new covers as part of a multi-year, million-dollar program to revise, update, and expand the complete line of guides for a new generation of students.

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