Keeping the Praying Mantis

Keeping the Praying Mantis
Title Keeping the Praying Mantis PDF eBook
Author Orin McMonigle
Publisher
Pages 202
Release 2013-02-01
Genre Nature
ISBN 9781616461669

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Prepare to be enchanted with an in-depth and up-close view of the most loved of all invertebrates, the praying mantis! Keeping the Praying Mantis is a huge resource designed to give mantis enthusiasts every tool needed for feeding, housing, and rearing these magical (almost mythological) creatures. Details on their biology, relationship with man over the ages, behavior, and captive husbandry will give you a solid foundation for successfully keeping fascinating species from around the world. From ant mimics and unicorn mantids to Devil's flower, orchid, and ghost mantids, there are species to entice every insect hobbyist.

Insects

Insects
Title Insects PDF eBook
Author David B. Rivers
Publisher JHU Press
Pages 489
Release 2017-04-15
Genre Science
ISBN 1421421712

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An introduction to the intriguing world of insects, from bullet ants to butterflies. Designed as an introduction to the intriguing world of insect biology, this book examines familiar entomological topics in nontraditional ways. Author David B. Rivers gives important concepts relatable context through a pop culture lens, and he covers subjects that are not typical for entomology textbooks, including the impact of insects on the human condition, the sex lives of insects, why insects are phat but not fat, forensic entomology, and the threats that some insects pose to humanity. Each chapter presents clear and concise key concepts, chapter reviews, review questions following Bloom’s taxonomy of learning, web links to videos and other resources, and breakout boxes (called Fly Spots) that capture student interest with unique and entertaining facts related to entomology. Focusing on both traditional and cutting-edge aspects of insect biology and packed with extensive learning resources, Insects covers a wide range of topics suitable for life science majors, as well as non-science students, including: • the positive and negative influences of insects on everyday human life • insect abundance • insect classification (here presented in the context of social media) • insect feeding, communication, defense, and sex • how insects are responding to climate change • forensic entomology • how insects can be used as weapons of war • how insects relate to national security • why insects have wings • how to read pesticide labels

Grasshoppers of Britain and Western Europe

Grasshoppers of Britain and Western Europe
Title Grasshoppers of Britain and Western Europe PDF eBook
Author Éric Sardet
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
Pages 562
Release 2021-06-10
Genre Nature
ISBN 1472954874

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The definitive photographic identification guide to the orthopterans of the region, complete with sounds. This is the first guide to the 261 species of orthopterans – the grasshoppers, crickets and katydids – of Britain and western Europe ever published. Set out in a clear and accessible format and featuring a combination of photographs and illustrations, the book covers identification criteria of all of the main species and subspecies, with detailed photographs of males and females, distribution maps, status, habitat descriptions, oscillograms, advice on where and when to find them, and tips to avoid confusion during the often tricky process of identification. Comprehensive general chapters also cover morphology, ecology and habitat, and assist with research in the field. What makes this work the total package? The book comes with a CD, featuring 222 orthopteran songs. Together, book and CD make this the definitive guide to these insects and a rich resource for any naturalist in the region.

For the Love of Cockroaches

For the Love of Cockroaches
Title For the Love of Cockroaches PDF eBook
Author Orin McMonigle
Publisher
Pages 354
Release 2017-09-18
Genre Nature
ISBN 9781616464271

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Keeping and breeding colorful and exotic cockroaches from around the world has never been easier. Orin McMonigle applies his wealth of experience to show you how to cage, feed, and breed all kinds of roaches. If you keep exotic reptiles, amphibians, fish, or invertebrates, roaches are a fascinating addition to your collection.

Millipeds in Captivity

Millipeds in Captivity
Title Millipeds in Captivity PDF eBook
Author Orin McMonigle
Publisher
Pages 122
Release 2012-10
Genre Nature
ISBN 9781616461430

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Orin McMonigle, with contributions by the late Dr. Richard L. Hoffman, assembles the definitive resource guide with reproductive and developmental data for those spectacular terrestrial arthropods, the millipeds (or millipedes). Invertebrate hobbyists can successfully culture a number of colorful and gigantic diplopods by following specific methodologies outlined in this book. From the world's largest African giant millipeds to the most astoundingly colorful members of the Orders Polydesmida and Spirobolida, there are plenty of species to attract the beginning enthusiast or to challenge the advanced keeper.

Isopod Zoology

Isopod Zoology
Title Isopod Zoology PDF eBook
Author Orin McMonigle
Publisher
Pages 220
Release 2019-11-23
Genre Science
ISBN 9781616464882

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Isopod Zoology is an updated reference guide to the biology and husbandry of isopods in the terrarium.

Breeding the World's Largest Living Arachnid

Breeding the World's Largest Living Arachnid
Title Breeding the World's Largest Living Arachnid PDF eBook
Author Orin McMonigle
Publisher
Pages 210
Release 2013-07
Genre Pets
ISBN 9781616461836

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What arachnologist worth his salt could forget the arachnid with a two-foot legspan? The Order Amblypygi not only contains world record species, but also some of the most improbable and unbelievable looking members of the Class Arachnida. Otherwise known as whipspiders, these creatures appear to have been formed in the deep recesses of a human nightmare, and yet are the only large arachnids that are entirely harmless to humans. Predatory whipspiders display advanced social behaviors and externally visible reproductive biology of immense complexity. This text presents cutting edge biological details, supporting Scanning Electron Micrographs, and unparalleled captive reproduction information with photographic documentation.