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Title:Damselflies of Alberta : Flying Neon Toothpicks in the Grass
Author:John Acorn
ISBN:0888644191 : 9780888644190
Illustrations:colour photos & illus
Format:Paperback
Size:155x230mm
Pages:168
Weight: .321 Kg.
Published:University of Alberta Press - August 2004
List Price: 17.99 Pounds Sterling
Availability:In Print
Subjects:Insects: Canada


With iridescent blues and greens, damselflies are some of the most beautiful flying insects as well as the most primitive. As members of the insect order Odonata they are related to Dragonflies but are classified in a separate suborder. These aquatic insects are a delight to the eye and a fascinating creature of study. In this book, naturalist John Acorn describes the 22 species native to the province. Exhaustively researched, yet written in an accessible style, the author's enthusiasm for these flying neon toothpicks is compelling. More than a field guide, this is a passionate investigation into one of nature's winged marvels of the wetlands.

"This is an intensely personal book, written by someone who observes and appreciates all aspects of nature and loves to educate anyone who will pay attention. The book treats the 22 species of zygopterans in Alberta in great detail and is without question a scholarly treatise. But it's worth having a copy just because it's a good read -- How many books have you seen in which some of the species are introduced by limericks? Enough said..." -- Dennis Paulson, University of Puget Sound, Faculty of Biology/Slater Museum of Natural History. Damselflies of Alberta catalogue copy with accompanying full-colour cover image featured in Odonatological Abstract Service newsletter published by International Dragonfly Fund organization. (Distributed to their members and to World Dragonfly Association members). August 2005