Field Guide to Beetles of California - California Natural History Guides No. 88 shrubs Cheryl Strayed

Cheryl Strayed

Its nearly three-hundred images will bring to life and celebrate a grand curtain call for the Old West

He brings a lifetime of study to his simple descriptions of the stories that are revealed by looking closely at natural phenomena framed by rocks and fossils

more recently adopted transliteration than the political version of this map

Field Guide to Beetles of California - California Natural History Guides No. 88 shrubs Cheryl StrayedWith perhaps 8,000 different species, beetles are easily the largest group of animals in California and can be found virtually everywhere in the state. They grapple over flower heads, lurk in pantries, paddle through pristine mountain streams, amble over dunes, and buzz about porch lights on warm evenings. But until now, there was no single resource for identifying the most commonly encountered beetles in Californias mountains, valleys, and deserts.