A Field Guide to Insects in Australia

A Field Guide to Insects in Australia

What Garden Pest or Disease is that?

What Garden Pest or Disease is that?

Secret Life of Caterpillars

$19.99
ISBN
9781921073618

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By Densey Clyne
Format Hardback
Page Extent 48
Book Size 9 x 220 x 286 mm (H x W x D)
Imprint Young Reed
Release Date 1 Jul 2009
Subject Classification The natural world, country life & pets / Domestic animals & pets / Insects & spiders as pets
What is a caterpillar? Ugly duckling of the insect world? Greedy guzzling grubs? Squashy sausages fit only as food for birds, or targets for the spray can? Well, we would be wrong! Caterpillars are worth far more than a passing glance or a shot of insecticide.

Densey Clyne

Densey Clyne is a naturalist, photographer and writer. She has written 28 books on natural history subjects, in particular on insects and spiders. She has also written for her own television documentaries and acted as a consultant on several of Sir David Attenborough's natural history series. Densey has delivered talks and addresses on invertebrate behaviour and the pleasures of insect watching to schools, adult groups and professional organisations and taken part in seminars on natural history writing and on wildlife filming.