Beautifully illustrated and approachable, this is the only California-specific, statewide book devoted to all groups of insects. Completely revised for the firs

"This crisply written guide belongs on the shelf of all who have an interest in the natural history of the Golden State."—Dr. Rosser W. Garrison, coauthor of

With over 40,000 described species, spiders have adapted to nearly every terrestrial environment across the globe. Over half of the world’s spider families li

* Durable, inexpensive, fun to use nature identification guide * Great for vegetable and flower gardeners * Created by a high-school science teacher This field

FULL COLOR and Enlarged Edition - California has more than twenty-five native species, natural hybrids, and varieties of oaks (Quercus species). The form of the