Insects: A Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press

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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.

A guide to North American insects which gives popular name, describes life and reproduction cycles and feeding habits, and includes a range guide.

Enjoy and Learn!

Expert Knowledge!

Easy-to-Read!

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.

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.