Text and color photographs describe 550 common insects and 60 spiders and their kin and offer information on scientific and common names, physical description, habitat, food and behavior.

Identifies "more than 940 species ... More than 2,000 close-up color photographs ... reveal the field marks that distinguish each creature, and the ... text that accompanies each image describes the range, habitat, life cycle, and behavior ... [Includes] information on starting a collection, planting an arthropod garden, keeping insects and spiders in captivity, and learning the techniques of macro photography."--Publisher description. Also includes...

An easy-to-use field guide for nature lovers, backyard explorers, and budding entomologists. Evans helps you discover popular insect species as well as spiders and relation creatures, as well as key facts and information about life cycles and behavior of every species.--

Comprehensive, thoroughly illustrated guide to the collection, preservation and study of over five hundred families of North American insects.