Second hand books on Insects for sale listed in alphabetical order by title.
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A Complete Guide To Breeding Stick And Leaf Insects -by- Paul D Brock (2000). ISBN 1852791241.
A book on breeding Phasmids in captivity, including spiny monsters, winged insects, placid twigs and leak-like creatures,
with useful hints on housing and husbandry and a trouble-shooting section with a variety of solutions to potential problems.
Illustrated in colour. Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket as issued. 64 pages. (Kingdom Books, UK, 2000)
Remains of a label in top corner of cover, else in very good condition.
Product Id: EN29387
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Australian Spiders In Colour -by- Ramon Mascord (reprint 1989). ISBN 0730102912. Covers Mygalomorph spiders and the spider families:
Theraphosidae; Ctenizidae; Dipluridae; Pholcidae; Scytodidae; Dysderidae; Dinopidae; Dictynidae; Uloboridae;
Salticidae; Selenopidae; Sparassidae; Clubionidae; Drassidae; Mimetidae; Thomisidae; Linyphiidae; Theridiidae;
Argiopidae; Hersiliidae; Oxyopidae; Agelenidae; Zodariidae; Lycosidae. Every spider is illustrated in colour.
Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket as issued. 112 pages. (Reed Books Pty Ltd. Sydney. Reprint 1989) Very good.
Product Id: EN18743
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Australian Spiders In Colour -by- Ramon Mascord (reprint 1983). ISBN 0589070657. Covers Mygalomorph spiders and the spider families:
Theraphosidae; Ctenizidae; Dipluridae; Pholcidae; Scytodidae; Dysderidae; Dinopidae; Dictynidae; Uloboridae;
Salticidae; Selenopidae; Sparassidae; Clubionidae; Drassidae; Mimetidae; Thomisidae; Linyphiidae; Theridiidae;
Argiopidae; Hersiliidae; Oxyopidae; Agelenidae; Zodariidae; Lycosidae. Every spider is illustrated in colour.
Used second hand hardcover book. No dust jacket as issued. 112 pages. (Reed Books Pty Ltd. Sydney. Reprint 1983) Spine
sunned. Foxing on first and last few pages. Else very good.
Product Id: EN18743B
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Bugs: Discover An Amazing World -by- Miles Kelly (2013). ISBN 9781848101425. Insects. A book written for older children
and young people; it explores the intriguing world of minibeasts, from ants and termites to butterflies and spiders; illustrated accurately
and in detail and crammed with facts about the anatomy, behaviour and habitats of bugs. Used second hand softcover book with a holographic cover.
384 pages. (Miles Kelly Publishing Ltd, Thaxted, Essex, UK, 2013) A few pages creased in upper outer corner, else very good. Weight 1 kg.
Product Id: EN28608
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Handbook Of Common New Guinea Beetles -by- J L Gressitt and R W Hornabrook. Wau Ecology Institute Handbook No. 2.
1977. New Guinea Entomology. Used second hand small softcover book. 87 pages. (Wau Ecology Institute. Wau. Papua New Guinea. 1977) Covers
are marked. Light stains on upper edge of some pages. Else good.
Product Id: EN23853
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Insects Of Australia -by- John Goode. ISBN 0207134278. First Edition 1980. Illustrated with illustrations from the classic 'The Insects of Australia and New Zealand' by R J Tillyard.
Australian Insects. John Goode identifies and described all common insects in Australia
as well as those with unusual and unique characteristics and provides the necessary data to enable
insect species to be located in their natural habitats; illustrated with hundreds of black and white
photographs and line drawings and eight colour plates by R J Tillyard. Used second hand softcover book. 260 pages.
(Angus & Robertson Publishers. London. First Edition. 1980) Corners bumped. Edges of pages have tanned. Else very good. Weight 800 grams.
Product Id: EN23649
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Stick and Leaf Insects -by- J T Clark (2nd Ed 1978). ISBN 0903330261. Entomology. A handbook for the study and keeping of stick insects and
leaf insects. Defensive mechanisms; colour changes; regeneration; structure and biology of the insects; practical
aspects of caging and feeding; the classification of the whole group of insects is briefly outlined; each of the
ten species available in Britain are described in detail, from the well-known Indian Stick to more exotic species
such as Macleay's Spectre and the Goliath Stick. Profusely illustrated with the author's drawings. (Barry Shurlock
& Co Publishers. Winchester, Hants. UK. Second Edition. 1978) Used second hand paperback book. 65 pages.
Covers are scuffed. Light foxing on edges of pages. Else very good.
Product Id: EN18451
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Termites Of The Top End (1993) -by- Alan Andersen & Peter Jacklyn. CSIRO. ISBN 0643054308. Entomology.
Australian Insects. Australian Termites. Termite mounds are a distinctive feature of the Top End of Northern Australia with over
100 species of termites; this book discusses termite societies and their role in the ecosystem, and outlines some of the
Aboriginal uses of termites; the six termite species most likely to be encountered and recognised are discussed in greater detail.
Illustrated in colour. Used second hand softcover booklet. 32 pages. (CSIRO Australia, 1993) Remains of a sticker on rear cover, else in very good condition.
Product Id: EN28555
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Zoological Catalogue of Australia Volume 29.6 Coleoptera: Elateroidea (1998) -by- Andrew A Calder -editor- A Wells.
ISBN 0643063544. Entomology. Australian insects. Australian beetles, click beetles, fireflies, soldier beetles. Used second hand hardcover book.
No dust jacket. Black pseudo-leather covers with silver lettering. 248 pages. (Australian Biological Resources Study. AGPS. Canberra.
1998) In fine condition. Weight 800 grams.
Product Id: EN15548
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