The Bug Book and the Bug Bottle

Become a bug expert.

Discover how the whirligig got its name, how the praying mantis snares its food and how the grasshopper sings its song.

This field guide to tiny creatures found in the backyard, under a log and in a pond gives tips on catching bugs, instructions for keeping them safely at home and suggestions for Bug Bottle projects that let you observe bugs in action.

Describes the appearance and behavior of twenty-six common insects and other creepy crawlers, including the grasshopper, ant, and centipede, with simple instructions on catching, keeping, and studying them.

Hugh Danks, Ph.D., is an award-winning entomologist who served as the head of the Biological Survey of Canada for insects for nearly 30 years. Dr. Danks wrote the first edition of The Bug Book and has given many workshops at the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, Canada, where he lives.