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32 pp.
March, 1999 |
TradeISBN 1-887068-29-5$$14.95
(4)
4-6Bugs series.
The books contain basic information on the biology of these two insects--including body construction, reproduction, and eating habits--and touch on intriguing topics such as the feuding that can occur between ant colonies. Illustrated with color photographs that purposely (and distractingly) bleed onto the white page, the texts are sometimes repetitious and, despite their brevity, feel padded with extraneous material. Bib., ind.