Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide [Paperback]

James L. Castner (Author)

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Text: English, Spanish

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Feline Press; 1 edition (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962515019
• ISBN-13: 978-0962515019
• Product Dimensions: 5.6 x 5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #571,279 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A pocket delight, September 28, 2001

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danny (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide (Paperback)

A pocket-sized gem that makes a great companion for the Amazon traveller or armchair enthusiast alike, opening up a world of breathtaking - if Lilliputian - diversity. No, it's not a dry scientific compendium, but the author says as much at the start of the book. It's an easily accessible intro: perfect for the vast majority of travellers to the region. The color photos are superb, and make for easy identification of this selection of the region's most fascinating and emblematic insects. Check out the mimicry of these little marvels -- you may find yourself being drawn into their little world with more passion than you'd ever have expected!

4.0 out of 5 stars Amazon Insects, July 8, 2011

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V. Peterson "booknut" (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide (Paperback)

For a small, easily carried identification book it is a quick resource. Since it is small it has limited information but will serve as a guide to further searches for particular insects especially because it has the biological information in both English and Spanish.

4.0 out of 5 stars GOOD PHOTO GUIDE, SHORT AND SWEET DESCRIPTIONS, September 7, 2006

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Denis Benchimol Minev "Amazonia" (Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Amazon Insects - A Photo Guide (Paperback)

This book is a very short photo guide book of insects in the Amazon. In 160 short pages (each page is about 1/2 of a regular page's size), the author covers some of the most picturesque species of insects one is likely to find in the Amazon.

In a recent trip I brought the guide along to see if I could distinguish some of the species I encountered. Though I found many insects similar to the ones in the book, I noticed that the book did not describe the most common ones, such as regular flies and mosquitos. These are the most abundant and bothersome kinds, but are out of the book probably because they are not very interesting.

Overall, this is an interesting guide and the pictures are definitely amazing. Would benefit from the addition of the more boring insects.