Creator: Marren, Peter Title: Bugs Britannica / Peter Marren and Richard Mabey. Published / Created: London : Chatto & Windus, 2010. Physical Description: xii, 500 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. Holdings: Reference Library QL482.G7 M37 2010 (LC) Oversize Copyright Status: Copyright Not Evaluated Classification: Books Notes: Includes (pp. 282-283) a description of Moth Balls II, one of a series of hand-embroidered collections of "bug balls" by Claire Moynihan.Includes bibliographical references and index.A comprehensive look at invertebrates that proves it's the little things that count, this essential and accessible work on bugs is not a biological guide but a richly illustrated cultural one, seen through the eyes of writers, musicians, artists, and naturalists--from the great Tudor naturalist Thomas Muffet, father of Little Miss Muffet, to Irvine Welsh's talking tapeworm in "Filth"--As well as contributions by ordinary men and women who are fascinated by creepy crawlies of all kinds. Contents: Simple life. Single cells -- Sponges, Porifera -- Hydras and sea-firs, Hydrozoa -- Men-o'-war, Siphonophora -- Sea anemones, Actiniaria -- Corals, Alcyonaria -- Jellyfish, Scyphozoa -- Comb jellies, Ctenophora -- Rotifers, Rotifera -- Hairybacks, Gastrotricha -- Sea-mats and moss animals, Bryozoa -- Brush-heads, Loricifera -- Worms. Flatworms, flukes and tapeworms, Platyhelminthes -- Ribbon worms, Nemertea -- Roundworms, Nematoda -- Horsehair worms, Nematomorpha -- Segmented worms, Annelida -- Earthworms, Lumbricidae -- Leeches, Hirudinea -- Bristle worms, Polychaeta -- Penis worms, Priapulida -- Spoon worms, Echiura -- Peanut worms, Sipuncula -- Horseshoe worms, Phoronida -- Brachiopods, Brachiopoda -- Crustaceans. Crustaceans, Arthropoda -- Barnacles, Cirripedia -- Goose barnacles, Lepadidae -- Water bears, Tardigrada -- Water fleas, Cladocera -- Copepods, Copepoda -- Fairy shrimps, Anostraca -- Sand-hoppers and freshwater shrimps, Amphipoda -- Shrimps and prawns, Decapoda -- Lobsters and cray fish, Astacidea -- Crabs, Brachyura -- Sea spiders, Pycnogonida -- Woodlice and hoglice, Isopoda -- Millipedes, Diplopoda -- Centipedes, Chilopoda -- Springtails, Collembola -- Arachnids. Spiders, Arachnida -- Harvestmen, Opiliones -- Scorpions, Scorpiones -- Pseudoscorpions, Pseudoscorpiones -- Ticks, Acarina -- Mites, Acarina -- Small insect orders. Insects, Insecta -- Bristletails, Thysanura -- Mayflies, Ephemeroptera -- Dragonflies, Odonata -- Stoneflies, Plecoptera -- Barklice, Psocoptera -- Thrips, Thysanoptera -- Stylopids, Strepsiptera -- Lice, Anoplura and Mallophaga -- Fleas, Siphonaptera -- Lacewings and their relatives, Neuroptera -- Caddisflies, Trichoptera -- Grasshoppers and crickets. Grasshoppers, Acrididae -- Bush-crickets, Tettigoniidae -- Camel crickets, Rhaphidophoridae -- Crickets, Gryllidae -- Stick insects, Phasmida -- Cockroaches, Blattodea -- Earwigs, Dermaptera -- True bugs. Shieldbugs, Pentatomidae -- Bedbugs, Cimicidae -- Water bugs -- Capsid bugs, Miridae -- Assassin bugs, Reduviidae -- Cicadas, Cicadidae -- Froghoppers, Aphrophoridae -- Aphids, Aphididae -- Jumping plant lice, Psyllidae -- Scale insects, Coccidae -- Butterflies. Butterflies -- Caterpillars -- Pupae -- Skippers, Hesperiidae -- Swallowtails, Papilionidae -- Whites, Pieridae -- Hairstreaks, Coppers and Blues, Lycaenidae -- Metalmarks, Riodinidae -- Nymphs, Nymphalidae -- Fritillaries, Argynninae -- Browns, Satyrinae -- Monarchs, Danaidae -- Moths. Hawkmoths, Sphingidae -- Prominents and kittens, Notodontidae -- Tussock moths, Lymantriidae -- Eggars, Lasiocampidae -- Tiger moths, Arctiidae -- Noctuids, Noctuidae -- Looper moths, Geometridae -- Burnet moths, Zygaenidae -- Clearwings, Sessiidae -- Goat moths, Cossidae -- Tent-dwellers and leaf-miners -- Swifts, Hepialidae -- Clothes moths, Tineidae -- Flies. Two-winged flies, Diptera -- Craneflies, Tipulidae -- Mosquitoes, Culicidae -- Midges, Ceratopogonidae -- Blackflies, Simulidae -- March flies, Bibionidae -- Soldierflies, Stratiomyidae -- Snipeflies, Rhagionidae -- Horseflies, Tabanidae -- Flat-flies, Hippoboscidae -- Bee-flies, Bombyliidae -- Hunchbacked flies, Acroceridae -- Robberflies, Asilidae -- Hoverflies, Syrphidae -- Fruitflies, Tephritidae -- Houseflies, Muscidae -- Blowflies, Calliphoridae -- Dung flies, Scathophagidae -- Warble-flies and botflies, Oestroidea -- Beetles. Ground beetles, Carabidae -- Dor beetles and dung beetles, Geotrupidae and Scarabaeinae -- Chafers, Melolonthinae -- Burying beetles, Silphidae -- Rove beetles, Staphylinidae -- Stag beetles, Lucanidae -- Click beetles, Elateridae -- Soldier beetles, Cantharidae -- Glow-worms, Lampyridae -- Ladybirds, Coccinellidae -- Larder beetles, Dermestidae -- Furniture beetles and woodworms, Anobiidae -- Mealworms, Tenebrioniae -- Oil beetles, Meloidae -- Longhorn beetles, Cerambycidae -- Leaf beetles, Chrysomelidae -- Weevils, Curculionidae -- Bark beetles, Scolytinae -- Water beetles, Hydrophilidae and others -- Wasps, bees and ants. Sawflies, Symphyta -- Gall wasps, Cynipoidea -- Ichneumons, Ichneumonoidea -- Solitary wasps -- Social wasps, Vespinae -- Hornets, Vespa crabro -- Bees, Apidae -- Solitary bees -- Bumblebees, Bombus -- Honeybees, Apis mellifera -- Ants, Formicidae -- Shelled life. Land snails, Gastropoda -- Freshwater snails -- Slugs, Limacidae -- Chitons, Polyplacophora -- Limpets, Patellidae -- Ormers, Haliotidae -- Slipper limpets, Calyptraeidae -- Winkles, Littorinidae -- Top shells, Trochidae -- Cowries and other marine shells, Triviidae and others -- Whelks, Buccinidae and others -- Sea-slugs, Nudibranchia -- Cockles, Cardiidae -- Mussels, Myrtilidae -- Fan shells, Pinnidae -- Scallops, Pectinidae -- Razorshells, Solenidae -- Clams and other bivalves -- Oysters, Ostreidae -- Squid, cuttlefish and octopuses, Cephalopoda -- Spiny-skins. Starfish, Asteroidea and others -- Sea urchins, Echinoidea -- Sea cucumbers, Holothurioidea -- Not-quite-bugs and nearly-vertebrates. Acorn worms, Hemichordata -- Sea squirts, Urochordata -- Lancelets, Cephalochordata -- Scientific names of species in the text. Subject Terms: Moynihan, Claire. Moth Balls II. | Insects -- Great Britain. Contributors: Mabey, Richard, 1941–