Encyclopedia of insects & arachnids - Maurice Burton, Robert Burton

Hong Kong, Octopus Books, 1957, 252 pp. in full color, 24 x 30 cm, hard cover and dust jacket, ISBN 978-0706404326, good condition

Insects are by far the largest group of animals on earth. They include not only the beautiful butterflies and moths, but also bugs and beetles, grasshoppers and crickets, bees and wasps, ants and flies. Insects are frequently confused with their close relatives the spiders, scorpions and mites, which are classified as Arachnids, and are also covered in this book.

The Encyclopedia of insects and arachnids describes and illustrates the living conditions of insects, and arachnids, giving details of their life history, feeding habits and how they are equipped to protect themselves in the habitats.