Eric R. Eaton is a writer, editor, and consultant who has worked as an entomologist for several leading institutions, including the Smithsonian and the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. He is the lead author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America and the coauthor of Insects Did It First. He runs the blogs Bug Eric and Sense of Misplaced. Twitter @BugEric
[A] highly informative and beautifully illustrated book. ---Marc Bekoff, Psychology Today [This book] filled me with wonder and awe. ---Margaret Roach, A Way to Garden [An] amazing book. . . . The message is the inter-relatedness of the biodiversity around us, which is far closer and more complex than we could ever have guessed. * An Beachaire * Eaton's richly illustrated book will inform and entertain. ---Eric Brown, News Shopper A beautifully illustrated, very readable and scientific compendium of the biology, ecology, behaviour and diversity of wasps and, in particular, their relationship with us. ---Malcolm Aldridge, Bulletin of the Amateur Entomological Society This book will make you love wasps and appreciate them as amazing, mostly solitary insects thriving in nearly every Earthly habitat. . . . [A] beautiful book. * Bees for Development * If you respect wasps only because of their sting and how they can sometimes prey on your bees, this book is likely to transform your respect to awe. . . . Written in entertaining, mostly double-page chunks, the book is ideal for dipping into. ---Stephen Fleming, Bee Craft A richly illustrated introduction to the biology and ecology of wasps . . . . An attractive and enjoyable introduction to wasp biology, written by an author who clearly delights in the beauty of these wonderful insects. ---Andrew Wakeham-Dawson, Entomologist's Monthly Magazine [This book] has exquisite photographs and these are some of the best and highest quality I have ever seen surrounded by appropriate text. . . . This is simply a stunning book and provides a beautiful comprehensive visual journey into the complex world of wasps. ---Roy Stewart, British Naturalist's Association