There are times when the publication of a particular new natural history book can only be appropriately reported with song; “Rays of the World” is such a book.
Joy to the Rays
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The Spider You Thought You Knew
Far more difficult than teaching a cat a trick or eating only one potato chip is the challenge of explaining to someone that the Brown Recluse spider he or she claimed to have recently seen was, in fact, very likely not one. There’s just something about this species that has taken hold of our imaginations; […]
Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America
For all those who have ventured – or about to venture – into the tropics of the Americas, Cornell University Press has recently published a new book that should go far in fostering an understanding of the seemingly bewildering assortment of arthropods possible to encounter there: Insects and Other Arthropods of Tropical America by Paul E. Hanson and Kenji Nishida.
The Brown Recluse Spider
When I first saw the flyer advertising Richard Vetter’s forthcoming book The Brown Recluse Spider on the Cornell University Press table at the 2014 Entomology Society of America convention I thought “Well it’s about time!” After all, I can think of no spider in North America about which there is more misunderstanding and misidentification than the Brown Recluse.