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 Beetles: A Field Guide to the Beetles of N. America July 27, 2008
Not as easy to use as some other field guides. Finely detailed and informative guide, but the majority of photographs are black and white, making identification not so easy.
 Great if you love bugs March 18, 2008
This book is great. Has lots of photos and good descriptions, there are so many types of beetles out there. Bought this for my husband and he has used it several times.
 Great field guide for learning. December 4, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I grew up with the Peterson Field Guides and still love them. I think I used to fall asleep reading this guide to beetles (okay, weird, I know). I like the pictures better in some other guides but I still think the Peterson guides are the best for learning. This book has a nice guide to beetle structure and development as well as collecting. What I really like about the book are the notes: other guides give names, locations, and possibly the insects' size but these guides really give you a mini-education. Almost every family has a full page or so of notes concerning identification, location, collecting tips, and behavior. I don't think this can be beat for a general introduction the beetles.
Illustrations and descriptions. October 22, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This field guide will be very useful with it's diagrams and other study tools about the world of insects. I'm glad I added this book to my library.
The black & white pictures are very detailed as well as the color illustrations.
I recommend this Peterson Field Guide to other beetle enthusiasts.
An excellent little beetle book February 18, 2005
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a spendid combination of text and pictures that is at once informative and inspiring. The text clearly points out critical information about North America's beetle families and specific examples of each, while maintaining brevity and readability for any backyard naturalist. The pictures, both b&w (predominantly) and colour, very nicely further the text by showing the overall appearance of major types of beetles, and by pointing out important features for the identification of each.
The book effectively accomplishes what any field guide sets out to do: quick and accurate in-field identification of major beetle families, with further examples of the most common subfamilies. This book would make an excellent addition to any home or classroom where interest in insects, and beetles in particular, exists.
For those wanting to identify Canadian/US beetles beyond backyard interest, consider Arnett's AMERICAN BEETLES.
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