The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Insects and SpidersAn extensive use of color photographs makes this a fine guide for identifying insects. Spiders, bugs, moths, butterflies, beetles, bees, flies, dragonflies, grasshoppers, and many other insects are detailed in more than 700 full-color photographs visually arranged by shape and color. Descriptive text includes measurements, diagnostic details, and information on habitat, range, feeding habits, sounds or songs, flight period, web construction, life cycle, behaviors, folklore, and environmental impact. An illustrated key to the insect orders and detailed drawings of the parts of insects, spiders, and butterflies supplement this extensive coverage. |
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Page 413
... predators . 40 , 41 COMMON STONEFLIES ( Family Perlidae ) This is a carnivorous family of stoneflies with many species . Its members are yellowish or brownish and have 2 tail- like cerci distinctly longer than the width of the thorax ...
... predators . 40 , 41 COMMON STONEFLIES ( Family Perlidae ) This is a carnivorous family of stoneflies with many species . Its members are yellowish or brownish and have 2 tail- like cerci distinctly longer than the width of the thorax ...
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... predators . Many are brown and have camouflaging colors ; others have reddish markings . Their elongate or oval bodies are 8-34 " ( 8-18 mm ) long . Unlike similar insects in other families , most have simple eyes as well as compound ...
... predators . Many are brown and have camouflaging colors ; others have reddish markings . Their elongate or oval bodies are 8-34 " ( 8-18 mm ) long . Unlike similar insects in other families , most have simple eyes as well as compound ...
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... predators that seize small insects with powerful sickle - shaped jaws . Their S - shaped larvae are also predators ; they construct vertical burrows in dry soil and seize prey in strong jaws while anchoring themselves with hooks located ...
... predators that seize small insects with powerful sickle - shaped jaws . Their S - shaped larvae are also predators ; they construct vertical burrows in dry soil and seize prey in strong jaws while anchoring themselves with hooks located ...
Contents
Introduction Audubon Society | 7 |
How to Use This Guidergest private | 31 |
Glossary | 939 |
Copyright | |
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National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America National Audubon Society No preview available - 1980 |
National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects and Spiders: North America National Audubon Society No preview available - 1980 |
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