>I'll second Jeremy's recommendation as to the quality and usefulness of this
>book but it has the following drawbacks IMHO:
>
>1) It's expensive. I think I paid $90 new a few years ago.
>2) It's big. It's certainly not a pocket guide.
>3) It's spiral bound form is not real conducive to heavy field abuse.
>
>Of course if you are looking for books on aquatic inverts of all kinds, you
>can't forget Pennak's Freshwater Invertebrates of the United States. However,
>it doesn't fit the pocket guide description either.
>
>To meet the pocket guide demand, I recommend the Golden Guide "Pond Life".
>While simplistic, this little guide has always been very useful to me and for
>$5-6, you can afford to replace it occasionally.
>
>Rob Denkhaus
>Fort Worth Nature Center & Refuge
>
>> Merritt and Cummins - 1996 - An Introduction to the Aquatic Insects
>> of North American. It is a great book with lots of useful info.
>>
>> >Does anyone have a good resource book/journal describing water bugs,
>> >larvae, worms, etc. I'd really like to have a source that has
>> >illustrations or photographs & at minimum lists whether the bug is
>> >predatory or not. Also, I'd prefer that it not be some thick,
>> >'scientific' tome; instead, something like a pocket guide. Thanks
>> >in advance for any help.
>> >
>> >Bruce Scott
>> >Meridian, Idaho
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