num_pages: 96
description: Birding and butterfly watching have been popular outdoor activities for decades. Now dragonfly watching is catching on as a fascinating and enjoyable pursuit. Dragonflies are large colourful insects with amazing and easily observed behaviour. Noted entomologist Dr. Robert Cannings introduces students naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts to the world of dragonflies. In this compact book he shows readers where to find dragonflies and how to watch and study them in the field. In the introduction Dr. Cannings outlines the natural history of these insectstheir structure life cycles habitats and behaviour. Then he describes the 88 species known in British Columbia and the Yukon noting habitat preferences and distribution. To make identification easy each description has one or more colour photographs and comparisons with similar species.
language: English
title: Introducing the Dragonflies of British Columbia and the Yukon
publisher: Royal British Columbia Museum