Insect-Lo-Pedia.
MATTHEW REINHART
Budding entomologists The following is a list of entomologists, people who have studied insects.
Name Born Died Country Speciality
Abbot, John John Abbot 1751 1840 United States learn the habits and features of a variety of common insects through colorful Illustrations and text that defines how insects such as ants, ladybugs, and wasps communicate, defend themselves, and attract the opposite sex, Special points of interest bring the insects to life. For instance, children learn that the scorpion fly scorpion fly
n.
1. A mecopterous insect of the family Panorpidae, having in the male of most species a curved genital structure that resembles the sting of a scorpion.
2. Any mecopterous insect; a mecopteran. can walk across a spiderweb (tool) Spiderweb - A program for creating versions of Knuth's WEB self-documenting programs ("literate programming").
ftp://princeton.edu/. without getting caught, and that the great diving beetle diving beetle: see water beetle. is big and strong enough to catch fish. In most cases, genus and species names are explained, as is the insect's relationship with people. There is much here to whet a youngster's interest in mayflies, termites, butterflies, weevils, fleas, and mantids, among other creatures, Recommended for ages 7-9. Hyperion, 2003, 47 p., color illus., hardcover, $15.99.
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