Falcon Pocket Guide: Bugs & Slugs is a field guide to 100 of the most common and sought-after bug and slug species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each insect's prominent physical attributes and natural habitat make it easy to identify bugs and slugs in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Informative and beautiful to peruse, this is the essential resource when you're out in the field.
Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.
Falcon Pocket Guide: Bugs & Slugs is a field guide to 100 of the most common and sought-after bug and slug species in the region. Anatomically correct illustrations and detailed descriptions about each insect's prominent physical attributes and natural habitat make it easy to identify bugs and slugs in your backyard, favorite parks, and wildlife areas. Informative and beautiful to peruse, this is the essential resource when you're out in the field.
Falcon Pocket Guides are full-color, visually appealing, on-the-go guides for identifying plants and animals and learning about nature.
| Introduction |
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| Notes about the Species Accounts |
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Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) |
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2 | (1) |
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Springtails (Order Collembola) |
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3 | (1) |
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Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) |
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4 | (4) |
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Crickets, Grasshoppers, Katydids, and Mantids (Order Orthoptera) |
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8 | (6) |
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Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea) |
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14 | (2) |
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Walkingsticks (Order Phasmatodea) |
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16 | (1) |
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Earwigs (Order Dermaptera) |
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17 | (1) |
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True Bugs (Order Hemiptera) |
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18 | (5) |
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Aphids, Cicadas, and Allies (Order Homoptera) |
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23 | (2) |
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Lacewings and Antlions (Order Neuroptera) |
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25 | (1) |
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Beetles (Order Coleoptera) |
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26 | (8) |
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Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera) |
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34 | (31) |
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65 | (5) |
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Fleas (Order Siphonaptera) |
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70 | (1) |
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Ants, Bees, and Wasps (Order Hymenoptera) |
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71 | (7) |
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78 | (11) |
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Harvestmen (Order Opiliones) |
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89 | (1) |
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Ticks (Order Parasitiformes) |
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90 | (1) |
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Mites (Order Trombidiformes) |
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91 | (1) |
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Scorpions (Order Scorpiones) |
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92 | (2) |
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Sowbugs and Allies (Order Isopoda) |
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94 | (1) |
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Mole Crabs or Sand Crabs (Order Decapoda) |
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95 | (2) |
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Snails and Slugs (Class Gastropoda) |
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97 | (6) |
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Earthworms (Class Oligochaeta) |
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103 | (1) |
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Leeches (Class Clitellata) |
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104 | (2) |
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Millipedes (Class Diplopoda) |
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106 | (1) |
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Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) |
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107 | (1) |
| Bugs and Slugs by Region |
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108 | (5) |
| Index |
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113 | (4) |
| About the Author/Illustrator |
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Todd Telander is a freelance natural science illustrator and wildlife artist. He studied biology and environmental studies at the University of California, Santa Cruz, where he became interested in illustration. His work appears in Falcon's America's 100 Most Wanted Birds, Birder's Dictionary, A Field Guide to Cows, and A Field Guide to Pigs as well as in museums, galleries, and private collections. He lives in Walla Walla, Washington, with his wife, Kirsten, and two sons, Miles and Oliver.
