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National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America Paperback – Illustrated, March 7, 2017

by Arthur V. Evans (Author)
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An accessible visual guide to the top 150 insects and spiders, this guide combines readable text, representative photographs, and explanatory illustrations to highlight key features of body shape, life cycle, and behavior. Organized by scientific taxonomy, the book offers navigational devices for quick identification and practical information about attracting—or repelling!—these creatures. Noted entomologist Arthur Evans has selected the top 150 creatures of interest, from luna moth and ladybug to black widow spider, Rocky Mountain tick, and millipede. Backyard Guide to the Insects and Spiders of North America introduces them all with enthusiasm and authority. 

With the handy size, logical organization, and visual richness, this volume will prove a valued title in the backpack or home library of every nature lover and outdoor enthusiast.
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ARTHUR V. EVANS is an entomologist, author, lecturer, photographer, and broadcaster. He has written and cowritten many books, including An Inordinate Fondness for Beetles, The Field Guide to Beetles of California, Beetles of Eastern North America, and National Wildlife Federation Field Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America. He holds a doctoral degree in entomology and works as a research associate at the Smithsonian Institution. He explores the human-insect relationship on What's Bugging You?, a weekly radio feature on Richmond, Virginia's NPR station and on his Facebook page, Dr. Art Evans, Entomologist.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ National Geographic; Illustrated edition (March 7, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 240 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 142621782X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1426217821
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.42 x 0.56 x 7.98 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 100 ratings

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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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Jennifer
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Field Book
Reviewed in the United States on March 9, 2020
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I bought this book for my 5 year old son who is currently obsessed with spiders and bugs. This is a great field book with amazing pictures and LOTS of details about the various insects. This will be a great book for him and Dad to use to identify all the bugs they find and learn some interesting facts too! Highly recommend!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very welcome gift
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2018
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My son asked for a guide to insects and spiders and this seemed to be the best one available. He's extremely pleased with it, even if I wouldn't want to have a close encounter with some of the spiders in it. Excellent color photos accompany the very informative text. A well designed, well organized book and a handy size for taking into the field.
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SH
4.0 out of 5 stars Great looking book, but missing a few things.
Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2020
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It is a beautifully made book, but definitely missing many of the spiders, bugs, and butterflies in my southern california yard so it kind of defeated the purpose of the purchase. But again, it is a beautiful book so I will keep it. I just wish they made regional versions like they do for their bird guides.
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Kathleen Staudenbaur
5.0 out of 5 stars Bird watching
Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2021
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A lovely book. Beautiful pictures and info.
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teresa
5.0 out of 5 stars Great basic information!
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2019
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I like the information provided! I have always loved National Geographic!
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Stephanie H.
5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2018
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Great quality, lots of info! Great book!
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CRT
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2017
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I am biologist of terrestrial invertebrates so I have a collection of these books.
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Kathleen San Martino
4.0 out of 5 stars Brief, yet informative one-page reference of various insects/spiders of North America - wish there were body part diagrams
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2017
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It's been a couple of weeks since I got this guide and I'm almost done reading it from cover to cover a little each night. This is more of a reference than book than reading material but I'm enjoying learning about (although not remembering) some of the most popular insects in North America. For most insects there's a picture of the adult and one picture of another form of that insect (such as the nymph, larva, eggs, adult male). Species, range, some typical behaviors, and other facts are also listed.

The body parts of each insect and spider are vividly described. Nevertheless, the main issue I have with those descriptions is that there is no diagram of the body parts being discussed. On the inside back cover of this book, there's a body part diagram of both an insect and spider. However, on the diagram for the insect, it shows leg, thorax, etc. Yet when describing the insects, the text uses words like pronotum, scutellum, elytra, petiole, chelicereae, scutum, etc. I would have loved to see the locations and diagrams of those because even if I read the glossary it was hard for me to visualize.

Nevertheless, there's a lot to learn from this book. For instance, I had no clue that:

- Companion planting nasturtium or tansy flowers can work to repel squash bugs

- Using pesticides indoors on stink bugs is not recommended because their dead remains in walls and other inaccessible places can cause other insect pest infestation.

- Winged termites in a home indicates an infestation.

- Two-striped stick insects spray defensively and if it gets in humans or dogs eyes, it results in severe pain and temporary blindness. "Even inhalation of the spray can cause considerable discomfort."

- In 2021, brood X of seventeen-year cicadas will emerge in their range which includes (but is not limited to) New Jersey to northern Georgia.

Had National Geographic included a representative sample of in-depth diagrams of insect parts for the various bugs that showed the location of all the "body parts" that were bolded in the text descriptions, I would have rated this five stars. Despite this oversight, I still love the book.
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Carleen
5.0 out of 5 stars Full of interesting facts
Reviewed in Canada on August 17, 2017
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Bought this book for my son's 7th birthday and he loves it! He's taken it camping with us and we've used it to identify some spiders and battles. Pictures are big enough to show detail on insects and lots of interesting facts to read. I think he will be using this for years to come!
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Lynda F. Donovan
5.0 out of 5 stars Informative!
Reviewed in Canada on June 22, 2020
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My 5 year old grandson just loves it and has used it to identify backyard bugs! Pictures are great. Thanks
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