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Author Waldbauer, Gilbert.

Title The handy bug answer book / Gilbert Waldbauer ; foreword by May R. Berenbaum.

Publication Info. Detroit, MI : Visible Ink Press, [1998]
©1998

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Description 1 online resource.
Series Science Reference Center
Science Reference Center.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-288) and index.
Contents Foreword, by Dr. May R. Berenbaum -- Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Bug basics -- Bugs that are not insects -- Fossilized insects -- Insect bodies: Outside -- Insect bodies: Inside -- Insect diversity -- Growth and metamorphosis -- Finding a mate and mating -- Caring for offspring -- Insect behavior -- Social insects -- Eaters of insects -- Escaping from predators -- Beneficial insects -- Insects that people eat -- Pest insects -- Controlling pests -- Downside of insecticides -- More interesting insect info -- References -- Index.
Summary Fascinating to some, downright disgusting to others, there's no doubt that creepy crawly insects cause strong reactions from most humans. "The Handy Bug Answer Book" offers easily understood answers to approximately 1,200 common and uncommon bug and insect-related questions.
Local Note EBSCOhost Science Reference Center
Subject Insects -- Miscellanea.
Arthropoda -- Miscellanea.
Insects.
Arthropoda. (OCoLC)fst00817139
Insects. (OCoLC)fst00974074
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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Other Form: Print version: Waldbauer, Gilbert. Handy bug answer book. Detroit, MI : Visible Ink Press, ©1998 (DLC) 98021694
ISBN 1578590493
9781578590490
9781578591046
157859104X
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