Insectpedia : : A Brief Compendium of Insect Lore / / Eric R. Eaton.
A fun and fact-filled A–Z treasury for the insect lover in all of usInsectpedia introduces you to the wonders of the insect world while inviting you to make discoveries of your own. Featuring dozens of entries on topics ranging from murder hornets and the “insect apocalypse” to pioneering entomologi...
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| Year of Publication: | 2022 |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- A
- Acarinaria
- Aerial Plankton
- “Albino” Insects
- Amber
- Anting
- Aposematism
- archy the Cockroach
- Arthropods
- Autotomy
- B
- Beaded Lacewings
- Beer Bottle Beetles
- Biblical Bugs
- Biocontrol
- Bioluminescence
- Boll Weevil
- Bombardier Beetles
- Braun, Annette Frances (1884–1978)
- Brochosomes
- Brood Parasitism
- Bt
- Bugfolk
- Bushman Arrow Poison Beetles
- C
- Camel Crickets
- Chrysalis
- Cochineal
- Cocoon
- Collins, Margaret James Strickland (1922–1996)
- Comstock, Anna Botsford (1854–1930)
- Cricket Fighting
- D
- Darning Needles
- Deathwatch Beetles
- Delusory Parasitosis
- Diapause
- Doodlebugs
- Drosophila “Fruit Flies”
- E
- Ecosystem Services
- Endangered Insects
- Entomology
- Entomophagy
- Epomis spp. Ground Beetles
- EPT
- Exploding Ants
- Exuviae
- F
- Fabre, Jean-Henri (1823–1915)
- Fairyflies
- Fig Wasps
- Fire Bugs
- Flea Circus
- Florissant Fossil Beds
- Fluorescence
- Frass
- G
- Galls
- Giant Water Bugs
- Grylloblattids (rock crawlers)
- Gynandromorph
- Gypsy Moth (now LD Moth)
- H
- Hair-Pencils
- Hellgrammites
- Hexapods, Non-insect
- Hilltopping
- Honeydew
- Honeypot Ants
- Horse Guard
- Hummingbird Moths
- I
- Imaginal Discs
- Insect Apocalypse
- Insect Fear Film Festival
- Integrated Pest Management
- J
- Jumping Beans
- Juvenile Hormone
- K
- Kentromorphism
- Killer Bees
- Kinsey, Alfred C. (1894–1956)
- Kissing Bugs
- Kleptoparasitism
- L
- Lac Insect
- Lice, Human
- Light Pollution
- Living Jewelry
- Louse Flies
- M
- Malaria, Avian
- Malpighian Tubules
- Mantidflies
- Medicinal Maggots
- Merian, Maria Sybilla (1647–1717)
- Metamorphosis
- Migration
- Miorelli, Nancy
- Mole Crickets
- Moon, Irene
- Mushi
- Myrmecophiles
- N
- Nabokov, Vladimir (1899–1977)
- Nasute Termites
- National Moth Week
- Neoteny
- Niña de la Tierra
- Nuptial Gifts
- O
- Ootheca
- Ovipositor
- P
- Periodical Cicadas
- Pesticide Treadmill
- Pheromones
- Phoretic Copulation
- Pine Processionary Caterpillars
- Pollinators
- Pseudocopulation
- Q
- Queen
- R
- Rain Beetles
- RIFA
- Riley, Charles Valentine (1843–1895)
- Rocky Mountain Locust
- S
- Schmidt Sting Pain Index
- Screwworm
- Seed Dispersal
- Sericulture
- Snow Insects
- Spittlebugs
- Spotted Lanternfly
- Stridulation
- Swarm
- T
- Tequila Worm
- Tok-Tokkies
- Tsetse Flies
- U
- Underwing Moths
- Urticating Hairs
- V
- Venom
- Venom
- Viviparity
- W
- Water Striders, Marine
- Weta
- Wigglesworth, Vincent Brian (1899–1994)
- Wolbachia bacteria
- X
- Xerces Society
- Y
- Yucca Moths
- Z
- Zombie Lady Beetles
- Zoos, Insect
- Afterword
- Acknowledgments
- Useful References