Great Book on Insects & Spiders of North America

[kmsgameboy]

I found this awesome book the other day and just had to pick it up. Its the National Wildlife Federation Field Guide To Insects And Spiders Of North America. The big green mantis on its waterproof cover really caught my eye but what made me buy it was the crazy volume of photos and info inside. It has photos and info on over 940 arthropods with tips on finding, studying, collecting, photographing and keeping both land and water insects/spiders and much more. Its totaly worth picking up!

 

[Ryan.M]

Thanks to you I JUST bought this book at my local book store.

I went there to see if I could find the only copy they had left on the shelves and there it was! I probably spent around 25 minutes flicking through it looking at all the amazing pictures which included greatly detailed captions on identifying them.

And such a steal at 20 bucks!!

Thanks man!

 

[kmsgameboy]

Thanks to you I JUST bought this book at my local book store. I went there to see if I could find the only copy they had left on the shelves and there it was! I probably spent around 25 minutes flicking through it looking at all the amazing pictures which included greatly detailed captions on identifying them. And such a steal at 20 bucks!! Thanks man!

Awesome! Im glad you enjoy it as much much as I do! I was lucky enough to find the only copy at my book store as well. Honestly I have hardly put my copy down since I got it!

 

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Added it to my wish list

 

[MantidLord]

Hey, my teacher bought that book for me when I was in LA. It's awesome!

 

[Ryan.M]

Awesome! Im glad you enjoy it as much much as I do! I was lucky enough to find the only copy at my book store as well. Honestly I have hardly put my copy down since I got it!

Today I sat at work (I work outside fixing window chips and cracks as a summer job) and had the book with me all day. I find random spiders and insects crawling on me and around me all the time while working and I was actually able to identify some of them using this book.

It's a must have forsure!

 

[kmsgameboy]

Today I sat at work (I work outside fixing window chips and cracks as a summer job) and had the book with me all day. I find random spiders and insects crawling on me and around me all the time while working and I was actually able to identify some of them using this book. It's a must have forsure!

I work nights and take my breaks outside. I see all kinds of strange insects flying or crawling around the lights at 2am and this book has helped me quickly ID all of them. I really love it.

 

[Peter Clausen]

The author of that book was at the American Tarantula Society conference last summer. I attended the previous year's conference (with Orin). I haven't seen this book yet, but it's on Amazon for between seven and eight dollars, used.

I've got a good test! Does it list Amblycheila spp. tiger beetles? I'd really like to know. I've not seen a field guide yet that mentions them (or one that should, I suppose, but I am curious).

 

[kmsgameboy]

The author of that book was at the American Tarantula Society conference last summer. I attended the previous year's conference (with Orin). I haven't seen this book yet, but it's on Amazon for between seven and eight dollars, used. I've got a good test! Does it list Amblycheila spp. tiger beetles? I'd really like to know. I've not seen a field guide yet that mentions them (or one that should, I suppose, but I am curious).

Im not with my book right now but Ill check shortly. I have noticed that a lot of the more uncommon insects are not listed, however this field guide has a handy list in the back of endangered and threatened species.

 

[kmsgameboy]

The author of that book was at the American Tarantula Society conference last summer. I attended the previous year's conference (with Orin). I haven't seen this book yet, but it's on Amazon for between seven and eight dollars, used. I've got a good test! Does it list Amblycheila spp. tiger beetles? I'd really like to know. I've not seen a field guide yet that mentions them (or one that should, I suppose, but I am curious).

Ok so it does have a Amblycheila Tiger beetle, specifically Amblycheila cylindriformis (Great Plains Tiger Beetle).

 

[sporeworld]

Thanks to you I JUST bought this book at my local book store.

Sounds great!

What's a "Book Store"...?

(Snicker)

;-)

 

[Ryan.M]

Sounds great!

What's a "Book Store"...?

(Snicker)

;-)

Haha, I wasn't sure if you guys have indigo/chapters in the US. Or what your main bookstore is called.

 

[kmsgameboy]

Sounds great! What's a "Book Store"...? (Snicker) ;-)

Book stores are buildings that sell these square things called "books". You can open these magical square "books" and find all kinds or words and sometimes even pictures inside! They were all the rage before Al Gore invented the internets.