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National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders & Related Species of North America Paperback – May 31, 2007

by Arthur V. Evans (Author), Craig Tufts (Foreword)
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National Wildlife Federation’s new all-photographic field guide to North American insects, spiders, and related species, is the most up-to-date of its kind, and lets both amateur and expert naturalists identify more than 940 species quickly and accurately. More than 2,000 close-up color photographs by leading nature photographers reveal the field marks that distinguish each creature, and the clear and concise text that accompanies each image describes the range, habitat, life cycle, and behavior. Budding entomologists will be inspired to explore further with the detailed information on starting a collection, planting an arthropod garden, keeping insects and spiders in captivity, and learning the techniques of macro photography. The unique waterproof cover makes it ideal for use outdoors.
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 1402741537
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Union Square & Co.; 4th Printing edition (May 31, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 496 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9781402741531
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1402741531
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 4.7 x 1.3 x 7.7 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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Arthur V. Evans is an author, photographer, lecturer, radio broadcaster, and videographer. Art studied at the California State University at Long Beach where he received his bachelor's degree (1981) in entomology and master's degree (1984) in biology. He attended the University of Pretoria, South Africa and earned his doctoral degree (1988) in entomology. He teaches several entomology courses at Randolph-Macon College and University of Richmond. Art is also a Research Associate at the Smithsonian Institution, Virginia Natural History Museum, and California State Collection of Arthropods. He has authored or coauthored 35 peer-reviewed papers on the systematics and biology beetles and other insects, as well as over 140 popular articles and books on insects and spiders.

He was a contributing author and photographer to volume II of American Beetles, published by CRC Press (2002) and was co-author of An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles, published by University of California Press (2000). He was a contributing writer for A Natural History of the Sonoran Desert, published by the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the University of California (1999). He also coauthored two books on California beetles, Introduction to California Beetles (2004) and Field Guide to Beetles of California (2006), both published by University of California Press. Evans was also coeditor and contributing writer for the volume on insects for Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia (2004). He authored the three invertebrate volumes (insects, arachnids, crustaceans, mollusks, annelids) for the companion series, Grzimek's Student Animal Life Resource (2005). His National Wildlife Foundation Field Guide to Insects and Spider of North America, published by Sterling Publishing Co., appeared in 2007. Art has also written Beetles of Eastern North America (2014), National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects & Spiders of North America (2017), and Beetles of Western North America (2021) that won a National Outdoor Book Award. His latest book, The Lives of Beetles, was published by Princeton University Press in 2023. Art is currently a managing editor for Beetles of Canada and the United States, an identification manual scheduled for publication in 2026. His animated short in which he co-hosted and co-produced for Richmond Public Radio, Tails of the Luna Moth, was awarded an Emmy at the 64th National Capital Emmys. He lives in Richmond, Virginia.

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Great book for boys!
We bought this for our boys to identify insects in the backyard. They have loved the dog out of this book. And it has held up pretty well with how careless and rough a six year old and three year old can be. All the pages are still in the book, the cover is starting to loosen a bit. The cover has a water proof casing though so that is a plus! The photos are the main reason we bought the book since our boys can’t read yet. So many beautiful photos, yet still contains all the information for older kids to read. We researched several types of insect guides before landing on this one and I am so glad we bought it!
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Natasha Dosa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for boys!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020
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We bought this for our boys to identify insects in the backyard. They have loved the dog out of this book. And it has held up pretty well with how careless and rough a six year old and three year old can be. All the pages are still in the book, the cover is starting to loosen a bit. The cover has a water proof casing though so that is a plus! The photos are the main reason we bought the book since our boys can’t read yet. So many beautiful photos, yet still contains all the information for older kids to read. We researched several types of insect guides before landing on this one and I am so glad we bought it!
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Natasha Dosa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for boys!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2020
We bought this for our boys to identify insects in the backyard. They have loved the dog out of this book. And it has held up pretty well with how careless and rough a six year old and three year old can be. All the pages are still in the book, the cover is starting to loosen a bit. The cover has a water proof casing though so that is a plus! The photos are the main reason we bought the book since our boys can’t read yet. So many beautiful photos, yet still contains all the information for older kids to read. We researched several types of insect guides before landing on this one and I am so glad we bought it!
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C Nelson
5.0 out of 5 stars So grateful for this guide
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2017
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Bought this book to be able to identify local insects as we are new to the area and very different insects here. A handy reference with nice photos and write ups on many insects. Really like the information it lists about each insect and the quality of the book itself as well. I am not studying insects in a college so if this is what you need it may or may not be as in depth as you're looking for but I would definitely recommend this book. Great book
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Linda L. Hazel
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, full of so much.
Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2022
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Very comprehensive book; seller shipped fast and it arrived ON time.
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Shara
5.0 out of 5 stars Was in great condition!
Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2022
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This used book is in wonderful condition. I am so excited to gift this to my daughter, and so pleased it looks so great.

I almost returned this because I paid extra for Fast shipping and it said it would arrive at a later date than I needed, but it came with 2 days to spare!
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Casey
4.0 out of 5 stars Good guide for a general overview
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2016
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Some background first-- I'm a graduate student, a long-time lover of all things creepy and crawly, and I am taking a couple of entomology courses this semester. One of my assignments was to start an insect collection over the summer so I wanted to get a couple of guides to help out with identification. Now, seeing how many insect species there are total, even just in North America, it's impossible for one guide to cover all of them. That's why the main goal of guides like this one is to represent some of the more commonly seen species/genera as well as the more unusual and eyecatching ones. You're probably not going to be able to identify what species of grass veneer moth you saw with this guide (though if you get Peterson's Field Guide to Moths you might), but you should be able to find the right order and family for many species. If you're lucky, maybe the right genus, too.

PROS:
-Covers a wide variety of insect orders as well as arachnids. Also has a few pages prefacing each section that explains the classification criteria and some of the life history.
-For most people, this guide will have a sufficient amount of genera and species represented to help with identification.
-The photos are nice. I can tell they lightened some of them with the dodge tool (there are subtle "halos" around some of them-- not a big deal at all and most people are unlikely to notice, I just use Photoshop a lot so I could spot it) to really try and make the critters visible, which is helpful.
-Showing only 3 insects per page means the photos are a decent size and you don't need to strain your eyes too much to see the details.
-It's just a nice-looking book. The colors are great and I haven't had in trouble with the binding.
-The cover is supposedly water-proof, though I haven't tested it.

CONS:
-There are pictures on both pages. On one hand, I definitely understand the reasoning here especially because there's only 3 images per page, and many guides do this. However, it does make flipping through the guide harder. My personal preference is to have photos on the right page and text on the left.
-You need to be very, very careful about using this guide to ID down to species level. Many of the entries only go down to genus level to begin with, but others show a species and don't mention when there are several similar-looking ones in the same genus. My recommendation is to use this guide to narrow down your search and then turn to the internet (BugGuide, iNaturalist, etc) to find a more specific ID. Does that make having this guide less useful? Yeah, kinda. For me it does, at least. But that depends on how you want to use it and how much you care about finding a species/genus vs being content saying "this is a kind of leaf-footed bug".
-Despite being a "field guide," this book is a little too big and heavy for me to really carry around in the field. I mean, it's doable and there are heavier guides out there, but it's pretty thick and since you can't get that species ID from it, it's best to just leave it home and consult it later. I always photograph and/or capture my critters so that's not a problem for me, but it might be for other people who want some kind of a pocket guide. If you think this might be a problem for you I'd suggest the Kaufman guide which is more compact.

Overall, I like this book, but it may leave people searching for species IDs disappointed. Personally I would rather use more in-depth field guides for specific orders and families (like Evans' Beetles of Eastern North America or the Kaufman Butterflies of North America guides) but if you just want to get a sense of what you're looking at, you could do a lot worse than to get this book. One alternative guide I'd suggest checking out, which I mentioned above, is the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. It's not without its drawbacks but I prefer how it's organized and it's more lightweight. Unfortunately this guide did not come back to school with me because I have limited space and it wasn't useful enough for my purposes, as I already have a pretty good working knowledge of most insect orders and families.
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Skeletronis
5.0 out of 5 stars This is such a great field guide! Easy to use, cheep, and full of lots of information.
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2013
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I used this book 3 times the same exact day I got it. My wife loves to point out where bugs are in the house and I would capture them in a jar and take pictures of them. I then release them and then go back inside to look up on the internet what I had discovered. It would take some time however it was a pain. Now, with this guide I can look them up very quickly and its neat... The first discovery I made with the book was a male "black widow" which was a shock because they didn't look like anything i would have thought. Great book!
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JohnJ
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent holiday gift to stimulate a person's interest in insects
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2015
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Beautiful colored pictures to stimulate a person's interest in collecting insects. There are two ways of collecting insects: One is to "capture" them with your camera and store them in your photo album. The other way is to kill them and put them physically into a real three-dimensional collection. You can even combine these methods as follows: Look at the description next to the photo in the book to see what the insect eats and what it does. You can then infer whether an insect is beneficial or not. If it's beneficial, capture it with your camera. Otherwise kill it and put it into your three-dimensional collection.
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G. Gifford
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Insect/Arachnid Resource
Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2021
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I do macro photography and this is great book for looking up the small creatures I'm not yet familiar with. Lots of photos and helpful text. After getting this book I gave my other insect guide away.
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Tom Hazlewood
5.0 out of 5 stars Grand children already using it
Reviewed in Canada on July 25, 2021
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My second copy … nice book … nice photos
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5.0 out of 5 stars insect and spider ,the classic guides to birds of australia, excyclopeadia of Birds and Birdwatching, What Bird is this? Guide
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2013
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Rui Gao
5.0 out of 5 stars Great choice, rich content!
Reviewed in Canada on July 31, 2019
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A bit slower to locate the species compared to those lightweight manuals, but once you get there, the rich content offered by this book won't be matched by those pocket guides that cost just as much with half the pages!
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Henry
5.0 out of 5 stars Pictures help
Reviewed in Canada on May 8, 2019
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It doesn’t have all the bugs in it but it’s an excellent book to put you in the ballpark of the insects you’re looking at,great detailed pictures I use it first to identify a bug lot easier than most books
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