Insects and Invertebrates

by Gordon Gordh / Davis Headrick

A comprehensive, fully cross-referenced collection of terms, names and phrases used in entomology. Provides common names of insects, their scientific binomen and taxonomic classifications. It is the only listing which covers insect anatomy, behaviour, biology, ecology, histology, molecular biology, morphology, pest management, taxonomy and systematics. 1000pp. 2011

edited by Peter Chandler

Provides a work of reference for everyone interested in the study of flies, both beginners and experienced dipterists. The first edition appeared in 1978, since then there have been considerable advances in knowledge of Diptera and new techniques and equipment used in their study have developed. The Handbook has been fully updated and new subjects have been added so that it has grown substantially to more than twice the size of the first edition. Colour plates, figures, 523pp. 2nd edition 2010

by Gill Crane

illustrated by Carol Roberts / Mike Langman / Chris Shields

An identification guide to the plants, birds, mammals and invertebrates that live in the British hedgerow. 2009

by Paul Croft

Enables beginners to identify living animals encountered during the course of field studies. The key covers the invertebrates found in all types of freshwater - pools, lakes, streams and rivers. B/w illustrations, 60pp. 2012 reprint

by Marianne Taylor

photography Paul Sterry

An easy to use identification guide to common species. Colour photographs, 160pp. 2010

by Paul D Brock

The New Forest National Park is one of Britain's richest areas for insects, with an estimated 63% of the UK species. Approximately 1,300 species are included with photographs covering behavioural images and a concise text with key information and locations in which to identify, enjoy and photograph these butterflies, dragonflies, damselflies, shieldbugs, grasshoppers and related species amongst many others. Colour photographs, 320pp. 2011

by Craig Macadam / Cyril Bennett

Provides introductory, picture-based keys and species accounts for both the adults and nymphs of the 51 species of Ephemeroptera that have been recorded in the British Isles. Further information covers the biology and ecology of these large and conspicuous aquatic insects, as well as the main emergence and flight periods of each species. Colour illustrations, distribution maps, 128pp. 2010

by Ruth Brooks

When BBC Radio 4's Material World programme announced a search for the UK's top amateur scientist, little did anyone expect that the winning experiment would comprise one of our humblest garden pests. Ruth Brooks posed this question: Do snails have a homing instinct? The nation was gripped by the unexpected thesis and by Ruth's online diaries, which catalogued her trials and tribulations as she got to grips with these slimy gastropods. Illustrations, 320pp. 2013

edited by Ring T Carde / Vincent H Resh

Owing to their size alone, insects' experience of the world is radically different from ours. Air to them is as viscous as water to us. The predicament of size, along with the dizzying diversity of insects and their status as arguably the most successful organisms on earth, have inspired passion and eloquence in some of the world's most innovative scientists. A World of Insects showcases classic works on insect behaviour, physiology, and ecology published over half a century by Harvard University Press. B/w illustrations, 416pp. 2012

by Alison Benjamin / Brian McCallum

The strange case of the vanishing western honeybee has led to fears that we are dangerously out of kilter with nature. This book examines the environmental, political and economic forces shaping the honeybee's fragile existence - and why the world can't survive without it. Colour illustrations, 256pp. 2008

by David Chandler

Provides a clear and concise guide to 65 species of British and European bugs aimed at 8-12 year olds. Introduction explaining what bugs are, their different families, key facts and all you need to know to become a top bug hunter. Each entry gives essential information on when and where to look for the species, how to identify them and amazing and little known facts about them. Colour illustrations, 64pp. 2008

by Jean-Claude Teyessier

This sophisticated photo anthology chronicles the behaviour of European invertebrates in their natural habitats over the course of three seasons, Gives the reader a glimpse into the world of our six and eight legged neighbours as they hunt, mate and survive. Colour photographs, 192pp. 2009