Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Preface v
3. A
4. Acarinaria 1
5. Aerial Plankton 2
6. “Albino” Insects 3
7. Amber 4
8. Anting 5
9. Aposematism 6
10. archy the Cockroach 8
11. Arthropods 9
12. Autotomy 10
13. B
14. Beaded Lacewings 11
15. Beer Bottle Beetles 12
16. Biblical Bugs 14
17. Biocontrol 15
18. Bioluminescence 16
19. Boll Weevil 18
20. Bombardier Beetles 19
21. Braun, Annette Frances (1884–1978) 20
22. Brochosomes 22
23. Brood Parasitism 23
24. Bt 24
25. Bugfolk 26
26. Bushman Arrow Poison Beetles 28
27. C
28. Camel Crickets 29
29. Chrysalis 30
30. Cochineal 33
31. Cocoon 34
32. Collins, Margaret James Strickland (1922–1996) 36
33. Comstock, Anna Botsford (1854–1930) 38
34. Cricket Fighting 39
35. D
36. Darning Needles 40
37. Deathwatch Beetles 41
38. Delusory Parasitosis 43
39. Diapause 44
40. Doodlebugs 45
41. Drosophila “Fruit Flies” 47
42. E
43. Ecosystem Services 48
44. Endangered Insects 49
45. Entomology 51
46. Entomophagy 52
47. Epomis spp. Ground Beetles 54
48. EPT 55
49. Exploding Ants 56
50. Exuviae 57
51. F
52. Fabre, Jean-Henri (1823–1915) 59
53. Fairyflies 60
54. Fig Wasps 62
55. Fire Bugs 63
56. Flea Circus 64
57. Florissant Fossil Beds 66
58. Fluorescence 67
59. Frass 68
60. G
61. Galls 69
62. Giant Water Bugs 71
63. Grylloblattids (rock crawlers) 72
64. Gynandromorph 74
65. Gypsy Moth (now LD Moth) 75
66. H
67. Hair-Pencils 76
68. Hellgrammites 78
69. Hexapods, Non-insect 80
70. Hilltopping 81
71. Honeydew 82
72. Honeypot Ants 84
73. Horse Guard 85
74. Hummingbird Moths 86
75. I
76. Imaginal Discs 88
77. Insect Apocalypse 89
78. Insect Fear Film Festival 90
79. Integrated Pest Management 93
80. J
81. Jumping Beans 94
82. Juvenile Hormone 95
83. K
84. Kentromorphism 97
85. Killer Bees 98
86. Kinsey, Alfred C. (1894–1956) 99
87. Kissing Bugs 100
88. Kleptoparasitism 102
89. L
90. Lac Insect 103
91. Lice, Human 104
92. Light Pollution 106
93. Living Jewelry 107
94. Louse Flies 109
95. M
96. Malaria, Avian 111
97. Malpighian Tubules 112
98. Mantidflies 113
99. Medicinal Maggots 115
100. Merian, Maria Sybilla (1647–1717) 116
101. Metamorphosis 117
102. Migration 118
103. Miorelli, Nancy 120
104. Mole Crickets 121
105. Moon, Irene 123
106. Mushi 124
107. Myrmecophiles 125
108. N
109. Nabokov, Vladimir (1899–1977) 126
110. Nasute Termites 128
111. National Moth Week 129
112. Neoteny 130
113. Niña de la Tierra 132
114. Nuptial Gifts 133
115. O
116. Ootheca 135
117. Ovipositor 136
118. P
119. Periodical Cicadas 137
120. Pesticide Treadmill 138
121. Pheromones 140
122. Phoretic Copulation 141
123. Pine Processionary Caterpillars 142
124. Pollinators 143
125. Pseudocopulation 145
126. Q
127. Queen 146
128. R
129. Rain Beetles 147
130. RIFA 149
131. Riley, Charles Valentine (1843–1895) 150
132. Rocky Mountain Locust 151
133. S
134. Schmidt Sting Pain Index 153
135. Screwworm 154
136. Seed Dispersal 155
137. Sericulture 157
138. Snow Insects 158
139. Spittlebugs 160
140. Spotted Lanternfly 161
141. Stridulation 163
142. Swarm 164
143. T
144. Tequila Worm 165
145. Tok-Tokkies 167
146. Tsetse Flies 168
147. U
148. Underwing Moths 170
149. Urticating Hairs 172
150. V
151. Venom 173
152. Venom 175
153. Viviparity 177
154. W
155. Water Striders, Marine 178
156. Weta 179
157. Wigglesworth, Vincent Brian (1899–1994) 181
158. Wolbachia bacteria 182
159. X
160. Xerces Society 183
161. Y
162. Yucca Moths 185
163. Z
164. Zombie Lady Beetles 186
165. Zoos, Insect 187
166. Afterword 189
167. Acknowledgments 191
168. Useful References 192