A Guide to Crickets of Australia

Name: A Guide to Crickets of Australia
Brand: NewSouth Books
SKU: 9781486305063
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By David Rentz and You Ning Su

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A Guide to Crickets of Australia by David Rentz and You Ning Su provides an extensive overview of Australia's cricket species. This book explores the diverse habitats and behaviours of these fascinating insects with detailed descriptions and vibrant photographs. It's an essential resource for both enthusiasts and researchers interested in the entomological wonders of Australia.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book may appeal to you if you have an interest in entomology and a fascination with the diverse and often overlooked world of crickets. It's an engaging resource for both amateur and professional naturalists looking to deepen their understanding of these intriguing insects found across Australia.

A Guide to Crickets of Australia

Featuring keys, distribution maps, illustrations and detailed colour photographs from CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection, A Guide to Crickets of Australia

Description

Cricket song is a sound of the Australian bush. Even in cities, the rasping calls signify Australia's remarkable cricket biodiversity. Crickets are notable for a variety of reasons. When their population booms, some of these species become agricultural pests and destroy crop pastures. Some introduced species are of biosecurity concern. Other crickets are important food sources for native birds, reptiles, and mammals, as well as domestic pets. Soon, you might even put them in your cake or stir-fry, as there is a rapidly growing industry for cricket products for human consumption.

Featuring keys, distribution maps, illustrations, and detailed colour photographs from CSIRO's Australian National Insect Collection, A Guide to Crickets of Australia allows readers to reliably identify all 92 described genera and many species from the Grylloidea (true crickets) and Gryllotalpoidea (mole crickets and ant crickets) superfamilies. Natural history enthusiasts and professionals will find this an essential guide.

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A Guide to Crickets of Australia is praised as a comprehensive and authoritative resource, showcasing the expertise of David Rentz, further enriched by You Ning Su’s knowledge. It is considered an impressive contribution to the field, much like Rentz’s previous works in the series.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781486305063

Publisher: CSIRO Publishing

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 June 2019

Country: Australia

Imprint: CSIRO Publishing

Illustration: Illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 215.0mm

Weight: 906g

Pages: 416

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About the Author

David Rentz AM specialises in katydids, crickets and other members of the suborder Ensifera. He spent 25 years as Curator of Orthopteroid Insects in the Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra. David is currently an Adjunct Professor at James Cook University and an Honorary Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences. He is the author of several books, including A Guide to the Katydids of Australia, which won a Whitley Award commendation for best field guide. David was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 2013. You Ning Su studied Australian nemobiine crickets (Gryllidae: Nemobiinae) and is co-author of the book A Guide to Australian Grasshoppers and Locusts. Since 2008, he has been a Research Projects Officer at CSIRO, with responsibility for the Lepidoptera and Orthoptera collections. You Ning has co-authored several taxonomic revisions describing new Lepidoptera and Orthoptera species.