i used to work at a used bookstore and there was an insect anatomy book for sale that was over $8000 im not even kidding. and i just found it at my school library. its mine for the month.
It’s page after page of the most detailed illustration on insect morphology I’ve ever seen
External anatomy only I’m afraid, but an absolutely invaluable resource nonetheless
It’s called An Atlas of Insect Morphology by Steinmann and Zombori. Looks like there are some much cheaper options now than when I last looked. When I saw it in the bookstore’s system I thought it was a pricing error but I remember looking it up and seeing one for sale that was over $10,000 so I was like okay then. I could only find pdfs from university libraries I don’t have access too. So I’m glad my school has a physical copy.
Idk if I can describe how useful this book is. It’s all illustration. The only text is the labels. I have a really nice book on insect anatomy but it’s like your classic textbook
Like very useful but it is still a pain to flip through a thousand page book looking for images but it’s mostly text. There aren’t nearly as many diagrams. It doesn’t show you nearly as many angles. It doesn’t show or label even close to level of detail the one above does.
In case anyone hasn’t read my tags: I’m going to scan this whole book and make it into a pdf. You all can have it for free. It will take a while. Bear with me.
Travel deep enough into the woodland, and you may stumble upon the mistlefoot. While usually good natured creatures, the mistlefoot are extremely protection of the trees they live with. A hostile intruder will find themselves pelted by glue-like berries and toxic clouds of pollen.
Despite protecting trees from outside harm, the mistlefoot themselves are parasitic and suck nutrients out of the trees they say they love. Mistlefoot view their parasitism as more peaceful then predation, as they never need to kill their food source.
When nourishment and shelter is not a concern, mistlefoot fill their days with music, romance, and mischief.
