Broadsides from the Other Orders

by Hubbell, Sue; Schidlovsky, Dimitry

• ISBN13: 9780679753001
• ISBN10: 0679753001
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-05-01
• Publisher: Random House Inc

Summary

It's a big love poem to creepy-crawlies. Over 13 endearing, graceful, and witty essays, Hubbel delves into different orders of insects.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Order Lepidoptera: Butterflies	p. 3
Order Diptera: Midges and Gnats	p. 21
Order Coleoptera: Ladybugs	p. 38
Order Opiliones: Daddy Longlegs	p. 59
Order Diptera: Black Flies	p. 74
Order Hymenoptera: Bravo Bees	p. 90
Order Hemiptera: Water Striders	p. 106
Order Thysanura: Silverfish	p. 124
Order Orthoptera: Katydids	p. 134
Order Odonata: Dragonflies	p. 153
Order Lepidoptera: Gypsy Moths	p. 171
Order Diptera: Syrphid Flies	p. 198
Order Orthoptera: Camel Crickets	p. 217
Bibliography	p. 241
Index	p. 253
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