Visitors to Tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants.
A final chapter provides a glimpse into the intriguing world of spiders, scorpions, crabs, and Other arthropods..
Kenji Nishida\'s stunning photographs--many of which show Insects in action in their natural settings--add appeal to every page.
Sidebars on insect behavior and ecological factors enhance the descriptive accounts.
In addition to descriptions of the principal insect families, the reader will find a wealth of biological information that serves as an introduction to the natural history of Insects and related classes.
On a single rainforest tree, for example, you will find more species of ant than in all of England.
Though written for those who have no prior knowledge of insects, this book should also prove useful to those who study them.
It is a general belief that Insects in the tropics are larger and more colorful than Insects in temperate regions, but this simply reflects a greater diversity of nearly all types of Insects in the tropics.
Hanson and Kenji Nishida put the focus on readily observable Insects that one encounters while strolling through a Tropical forest in the Americas.
With their beautifully illustrated guide to Insects and Other arthropods, Paul E.
Insects are everywhere, they are often as beautiful as the showiest of birds, and they have a fascinating natural history.
This is a shame.
Aside from butterflies, however, Insects usually do not make it on the list of things to see.
Visitors to Tropical forests generally come to see the birds, mammals, and plants
