Milkweed, Monarchs and More, A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch Updated Second Edition Field Version

Milkweed Monarchs and More, A Field Guide to the Invertebrate Community in the Milkweed Patch, Updated Second Edition Field Version replaces the 2003, first edition of Milkweed, Monarchs and More. It is a fully updated, small, field-work friendly version of the popular field guide. It features: 1. Over 300 full-color photos. 2. Entries on insects and spiders at the order and family levels including photos of representative individuals, scientific and common names, identifying features, life cycles, sizes, and ranges. 3. Color coded symbols indicating the animals roles in the milkweed community. 4. Overview of insect and arachnid body structures. 5. Explanations of terms and concepts useful for organizing and sharing observations. 6. Overview of unique features of the milkweed family including photos, range and identifying features for 16 of the 110 species found in North America. 7. Easy access to information through table of contents and index, plus glossary and references.

Ba Rea: All of her life, Ba Rea has been passionate about about the natural world enjoying, investigating, learning and sharing what she discovers. Ba has been raising and releasing monarchs since 1970. She has been introducing school children and teachers to them for over 15 years and teaching a course for teachers interested in using monarchs in the classroom since 2000. Karen Oberhauser: Karen Oberhauser is the director of Monarchs in the Classroom and the Monarch Larva Monitoring Project at the University of Minnesota. These programs use monarchs to teach about biology, conservation, and the process of science. She and her students and colleagues have studied monarch biology since 1984. Michael A. Quinn: Mike Quinn is an invertebrate biologist working in Austin, Texas.