The author describes, in detail, each group of insects, its lifecycle, food and feeding methods, habits and habitats. The groups are illustrated by full-colour photographs. The handy volume has been written and designed to make a vast and confusing subject as understandable as possible to the general reader: technical details and terminology have been kept to a minimum. The text is clear and is easy to read, and will be invaluable to identification at the camps and picnic sites and on wilderness trails. It also has broader relevance - the insect groups are representative of the invertebrate life found in many other parts of southern Africa.
