This new guide will be of great value to entomologists, both amateur and professional, as well as to students, nature conservation officers, game rangers, gardeners, farmers, tourists and anyone with an interest in natural history. An introductory chapter discusses the insect body, life history, classification and distribution patterns and relatives of southern African insects. It also touches on collecting, displaying and curating insects and explains 'How to use this book'.
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Featuring full-color photography of over 1,200 insect species, Field Guide To Insects Of South Africa is a comprehensive guide to insect fauna of South Africa, now in an updated 2004 edition. Senior Zoology Lecturer Mike Picker, Associate Zoology Professor Charles Griffiths, and retired entomologist Alan Weaving combine their knowledge and expertise in this guide that offers extensive identification details, maps of regional habitats, and basic biology information allowing for quick and simple field identification of insect species. An index of scientific names, and an introduction to insect hunting and classification round out this easy-to-use guide for amateur nature lovers and professional zoologists alike. -- Midwest Book Review
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Charles Griffiths is an Associate Professor and former head of the Zoology Department, UCT, and author of over 100 scientific papers and three other field guides. Dr Mike Picker is a Senior Lecturer in the Zoology Department, UCT, with vast field experience in insect natural history. He publishes and undertakes consultation work on insect diversity and ecology. Alan Weaving, now retired, is an entomologist who worked for many years at the Albany Museum in Grahamstown. He is also a keen photographer of natural history subjects and has had many of his photographs published in a wide range of media.
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Featuring full-color photography of over 1,200 insect species,
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Featuring full-color photography of over 1,200 insect species, Field Guide To Insects Of South Africa is a comprehensive guide to insect fauna of South Africa, now in an updated 2004 edition. Senior Zoology Lecturer Mike Picker, Associate Zoology Professor Charles Griffiths, and retired entomologist Alan Weaving combine their knowledge and expertise in this guide that offers extensive identification details, maps of regional habitats, and basic biology information allowing for quick and simple field identification of insect species. An index of scientific names, and an introduction to insect hunting and classification round out this easy-to-use guide for amateur nature lovers and professional zoologists alike.
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This review is from: Field Guide To Insects Of Southern Africa (Field Guide Series) (Paperback)
The pictures are the selling point for this book. Great photos and short descriptions are included for a variety of species from Southern Africa, as well as a distribution map. Even includes photos of mantophasmatodea. Although some of the species are also found in the US, there are many species represented that are native only to Africa. Hemiptera are well represented, and there are really nice photos of orthoptera insects.
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Insects are, by far, the most diverse group of organisms on earth, and must intrigue anyone with the slightest interest in the natural world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Northern Province, Eastern Cape, South America, Black Wattle, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, East Africa, Table Mountain, Corn Cricket, Kikuyu Grass New!
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Insects are, by far, the most diverse group of organisms on earth, and must intrigue anyone with the slightest interest in the natural world. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Africa, Northern Province, Eastern Cape, South America, Black Wattle, Cape Peninsula, Cape Town, East Africa, Table Mountain, Corn Cricket, Kikuyu Grass New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Dragonflies of the Natal Drakensberg (Ukahlamba Series, No 6) by Michael J. Samways in Back Matter
- The Insects: An Outline of Entomology by Professor P. J. Gullan on page 443
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