Table of Contents
How to Use This Book 3
Insect Anatomy 6
The Head 7
The Thorax 7
The Abdomen 7
Stages of Development 8
What You Might Find 8
Where to Look for Insects 14
Beware of Bites and Stings 24
Bugs Found at Lights
True Bugs (Order Hemiptera) 26
Megaloptera (Alderflies, Dobsonflies, and Fishflies) 27
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera) 28
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 41
True Flies (Diptera) 45
Antlions, Lacewings, and Mantidflies (Order Neuroptera) 46
Spiders (Order Araneae) 48
Mayflies (Order Ephemeroptera) 49
Caddisflies (Order Trichoptera) 50
Stoneflies (Order Plecoptera) 51
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Katydids, Locusts, and others (Order Orthoptera) 52
Bugs Found in or Near Water
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 54
Flies (Order Diptera) 55
True Bugs (Order Hemiptera) 56
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Order Odonata) 59
Bugs Seen in the Air
True Flies (Order Diptera) 68
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 70
Bugs Found on Flowers
True Flies (Order Diptera) 72
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 75
True Bugs (Aphids, Cicadas, and others) 81
Wasps, Bees, Ants, and Sawflies (Order Hymenoptera) 82
Spiders (Order Araneae) 92
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera) 94
Bugs Found on Structures
Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Order Hymenoptera) 134
True Flies (Order Diptera) 136
Spiders (Order Araneae) 137
Bugs Found on the Ground
Sowbugs, Pillbugs, and Woodlice (Order Isopoda) 138
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 139
Spiders (Order Araneae) 145
Bees, Wasps, and Ants (Order Hymenoptera) 146
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera) 150
Millipedes (Order Julida) 152
Cockroaches and Termites (Order Blattodea) 153
Earthworms (Order Megadrilacea) 155
Vinegaroons (Order Uropygi) 156
Lacewings, Mantidflies, Antlions (Order Neuroptera) 157
Snails (Order Pulmonata) 158
Slugs (Order Soleolifera) 159
Earwigs (Order Dermaptera) 160
Harvestmen and Daddy Longlegs (Order Opiliones) 161
Centipedes (Class Chilopoda) 162
Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Katydids (Order Orthoptera) 163
On Vegetation
Aphids, Cicadas, and Others (Order Hemiptera) 164
Beetles (Order Coleoptera) 179
Butterflies and Moths (Order Lepidoptera) 186
Grasshoppers, Crickets, Locusts, and Others (Order Orthoptera) 202
Spiders (Order Araneae) 209
True Flies (Diptera) 211
Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) 213
Mantises (Order Mantodea) 214
Walking Sticks (Order Phasmida) 215
Fun and Family-Friendly Bug Activities 216
Easy
Netting Insects 216
Hunting for Wolf Spiders with a Flashlight 217
Butterfly Watching 217
Attracting Insects with a Black Light 217
More Advanced Projects
Moth Baiting 219
Native Bee Nest Box 219
Planting a Pollinator Garden 221
Rearing Caterpillars 222
Pitfall Trapping 223
About the Author 224