2018 December 28

 

   Jeremy Tatum writes:   I did really well out of Christmas.  Santa sent me the new book:

 

Pacific Northwest Insects, by Merrill Peterson, Published by Seattle Audubon Society 2018

ISBN 978-0-914516-18-7

 

    I shan’t give a detailed critical review here (I haven’t read it yet!), but suffice to say that this is a superb book, which anyone who is interested in the terrestrial arthropods of our area will want to have.

 

   I say “arthropods” because, in spite of the title “Insects”, it is not restricted to insects, but it covers all Classes and Orders (and probably most Families – I haven’t checked in detail) of terrestrial arthropods in the Pacific Northwest, including Vancouver Island.

 

   This book is going to be a huge help in identification.  It has my highest recommendation.