Strangers In Our Midst: The Startling World of Sonoran Desert Arthropods

by Peter Friederici

$4.95 Softcover
ISBN: 1886679061
Paperback: 24 pages
Dimensions: 8 x 8 inches

Description
This colorful booklet discusses arthropod diversity, offensive and defensive weapons and strategies, communication, social behavior, and the love-hate relationship that humans have with insects, spiders, scorpions and other arthropods. The booklet also includes a list of bug-watching activities, remedies for some of the more common bites and stings, and suggestions for keeping unwanted arthropods at a safe distance. Profusely illustrated with 38 full-color photographs and 17 drawings, Strangers In Our Midst provides a comprehensible and engaging introduction into the lives and miraculous systems of the true masters of the Sonoran Desert.

Reviews
Phoenix Home & Garden
"Strangers In Our Midst . . . illustrates many of the desert's most eccentric characters, such as ants with venom more toxic than a cobra's, tiny shrimp that emerge from desert sands, and beetles that douse attackers with boiling-hot chemicals."

Arizona Daily Star
". . . light-hearted but nonetheless informative. . . .Friederici balances his information between how to live the [arthropods] and how tactfully to get rid of them. . . . the photographs are excellent.

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