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The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 05 (of 10)

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Nature, Gardens & Animals

The Cambridge natural history, Vol. 05 (of 10)

Sidney Frederic Harmer

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The velvety peripatus, the many-legged myriapods, and the insects all begin here. This fifth Cambridge volume opens the great door onto the arthropods, covering insect structure and development with real authority. A foundation stone for anyone serious about the six-legged world. Step into the study of the most numerous animals on earth.

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30 chapters

  1. 1TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. 2SCHEME OF CLASSIFICATION
  3. 3PERIPATUS
  4. 4Chapter I. Peripatus
  5. 5MYRIAPODA
  6. 6Chapter II. Myriapoda
  7. 7INSECTA
  8. 8Chapter III. Insects
  9. 9Chapter IV. Insect organs
  10. 10Chapter V. Insect development
  11. 11Chapter VI. Insect classification
  12. 12Chapter VII. Aptera
  13. 13Chapter VIII. Earwigs
  14. 14Chapter IX. Cockroaches
  15. 15Chapter X. Mantids
  16. 16Chapter XI. Stick insects
  17. 17Chapter XII. Locusts Grasshoppers
  18. 18Chapter XIII. Green Grasshoppers Katydids

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