Insects: Their Way and Means of Living

by R.E. Snodgrass

Originally published in 1922, this book is a layman's guide to insects written by a well-known former curator for the Smithsonian Institutes. Considered one of the twentieth-century's foremost authorities on insects, R. E. Snodgrass is accessible and knowledgeable. Even today, his book Principles of Insect Morphology, first published in 1936, is the best and most comprehensive publication on the subject of insect anatomy.

368 pages, Paperback

Published March 3, 2006

About the author

The renowned morphologist, R. E. Snodgrass (1875–1962), taught entomology at the State College of Washington in Pullman, Stanford University (where he had graduated with a B.A.), and the University of Maryland, and worked in the Bureau of Entomology in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. His many publications include the books Textbook of Arthropod Anatomy; Anatomy of the Honey Bee; Insects: Their Ways and Means of Living; and Principles of Insect Morphology.