Bugs in Your Neighborhood: A Field Guide to Your Local Insect Friends

Bugs in Your Neighborhood: A Field Guide to Your Local Insect Friends
Paperback, 7 x 5, 248 pages | Pub Date: April 7, 2026
ISBN: 9781597146838.

By Patrick Stadille

A laugh-out-loud all-ages guide to common bugs, in a pocket-size package bursting with fun facts and photos.

Bugs: They are beautiful, mind-bending, adorable, strange, silly, and essential to life as we know it. These wondrous creatures are neighborhood treasures and offer endless adventure. They are also often misunderstood, but Pat Stadille can help you make friends with them! Bugs in Your Neighborhood introduces readers of all ages to a dazzling range of dragonflies, hoppers, flies, beetles, butterflies, and many more fun critters. Find out about the music of grasshoppers and katydids, the special senses of wasps, and the weird eating practices of giant water bugs. Featuring over 400 bugs and over 1,000 photographs and drawings, Bugs in Your Neighborhood packs a wealth of information into a friendly, pocket-size format. This book is the perfect companion for anyone who wishes to know their bug neighbors a little better.

Categories Forthcoming | Nature

About the Author

Patrick Stadille

Patrick Stadille

Patrick Stadille, a retired middle school science and drama teacher, is a San Francisco Giants fan, ukulele player, and rockhound when he’s not out looking for bugs, spiders, birds, or other interesting creatures. He is also the author of Spiders in Your Neighborhood, and he holds a degree in zoology from the University of California, Berkeley. He and his wife live in Pacific Grove with their cat, Noonie.

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