Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
1 online resource (283 pages) : illustrations. |
Physical Medium |
polychrome |
Description |
text file |
Series |
W.L. Moody, Jr., natural history series ; no. 33
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W.L. Moody Jr. natural history series ; no. 33.
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Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-270). |
Contents |
Chapter 2 Lost Pines as a Setting for Animal Life 12 -- Chapter 3 Butterflies and Moths 18 -- Chapter 4 Ants, Wasps, and Bees 38 -- Chapter 5 True Flies 68 -- Chapter 6 True Bugs 78 -- Chapter 7 Beetles 107 -- Chapter 8 Grasshoppers and Crickets 160 -- Chapter 9 Dragonflies, Damselflies, Stoneflies, and Mayflies 181 -- Chapter 10 Ant-lions, Owlflies, Dobsonflies, and Their Kin 199 -- Chapter 11 Mantids, Walkingsticks, and Cockroaches 206 -- Chapter 12 Termites, Earwigs, and Angel Insects 220 -- Chapter 13 Silverfish, Scorpionflies, Foot-spinners, Millipedes, and Centipedes 224 -- Chapter 14 Spiders, Scorpions, and Other Arachnids 230 -- Chapter 15 Molluscs and Earthworms 247 -- Appendix 1 Endemic Texas Insects Occurring in the Lost Pines 253 -- Appendix 2 Exotic Animals Occurring in the Lost Pines 255. |
Summary |
Annotation In an isolated pine forest on the eastern edge of Central Texas, there lies an island of abundant and diversified life known as the Lost Pines, the western-most stand of the loblolly pine. This 100,000-acre island includes portions of Bastrop and Buescher state parks. It was here that Stephen Welton Taber and Scott B. Fleenor encountered insect life of astonishing diversity. Setting out to identify and describe the insects and related animals most readily observed in the Lost Pines, they also discovered some hidden, rare, and never-before-described species. The result is this book, a bestiary of more than 280 species of invertebrates including insects, millipedes, centipedes, spiders, scorpions, mollusks, and worms. Each species description includes common and scientific names; information on biology, distribution, and similar species; and the authors' special remarks. The next time you visit Bastrop State Park, turn over a few logs, look at the ants, and don't swat the flies. Take along this newguide and open up a world of life in one of Texas' most unique and popular landscapes. |
Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
Subject |
Insects -- Texas -- Bastrop Region.
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Insects. |
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Texas. |
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Insects -- Texas.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Fleenor, Scott B., 1962-
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Other Form: |
Print version: Taber, Stephen Welton, 1956- Insects of the Texas lost pines. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2003 (DLC) 2002153531 |
ISBN |
1585448923 (electronic book) |
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9781585448920 (electronic book) |
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9781603447133 (electronic book) |
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160344713X (electronic book) |
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1585442356 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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1585442364 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9781585442355 |
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9781585442362 |
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