National Geographic Backyard Guide to Insects and Spiders of North America

by Arthur V. Evans

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.

Genres: Nonfiction

240 pages, Paperback

Published March 7, 2017

Reviews

[Rebekah · Rating 5 out of 5]

i need all of the national geographic backyard guides

[Eric · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you can read this compendium of Insects and Arthropoda without getting queasy, then you are indeed an armchair entomologist! I appreciate the running theme throughout the book that most insects are beneficial and deserve our respect if not our efforts to cut back on pesticides and habitat destruction. One critter comes to mind after reading about hundreds, and that’s the Argentine Ant. It exists in super colonies that span hundreds of miles with billions of billions of individuals and the colonies span continents: Asia, Europe and North America...all related! My arthropod? Jumping Spiders if course! Cute and Comical with a hint of intelligence.

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

I thought this was a great read, and it's a quick reference I will enjoy having on hand. I'm no expert, and I'm sure there are far more detailed guides out there, but for a mom and her kids who are into gardening and nature, it's perfect!

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good book for reference, is very technical so I don't have the knowledge to understand all of the jargon.

[Tessa in Mid-Michigan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as complete as other guides.