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Small Creatures and Ordinary Places Small Creatures and Ordinary Places ESSAYS ON NATURE Allen M. Young The University of Wisconsin Press TheUniversityofWisconsinPress 2537DanielsStreet Madison,Wisconsin53718 3HenriettaStreet LondonWC2E8LU,England Copyright2000 TheBoardofRegentsoftheUniversityofWisconsinSystem Allrightsreserved 1 3 5 4 2 PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmerica Illustrationscopyright2000byJudithHuff Theessays“AnnualCicadas,”“PaperWasps,”“TrueKatydids,”“HardFrost,” “AWitheredPatchofWildflowers,”“Winter,”“BetweenCornfieldandForest,”and “ARoyalOak”arecopyrightedbytheChicagoTribuneCompany.Allrightsreserved, usedwithpermission LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Young,AllenM. Smallcreaturesandordinaryplaces:essaysonnature/AllenM.Young 232pp. cm. Includesbibliographicalreferences(p.217). ISBN0-299-16960-X(cloth) ISBN0-299-16964-2(paper) 1.Naturalhistory. 2.Nature. I.Title. QH81.Y68 2000 508—dc21 00-008914 This book is dedicated to all children and the adults they will become, who deserve to respect, appreciate, and love the insects—not because our survival depends on them, but simply because they exist. Contents Illustrations ix Preface xi Introduction 3 Spring 9 MourningCloaks 19 SpringPeepers 31 Summer 39 MonarchButterflies 49 AnnualCicadas 61 PaperWasps 69 FireflyMagic 86 BatPlays 95 GreenDarners 102 Autumn 117 TrueKatydids 132 HardFrost 144 AWitheredPatchofWildflowers 150 Winter 159 BetweenCornfieldandForest 165 Cocooning 173 ARoyalOak 188 WinterMoon 194 Commencement 209 Bibliography 217 vii Illustrations Walkingthroughawoodedthicketnearthecityinspring 10 Temporaryspringwoodlandpoolandfairyshrimp 15 Mourningcloakbutterfliesandtreesapflow 22 Mourningcloakcaterpillarsonswampwillow 26 Malespringpeepers 33 Monarchbutterflyandmilkweed 52 Annualcicada,adultandnymph 63 Bald-facedhornets 72 Polistesfoundressesonnestinearlysummer 77 Firefliesinasummermeadowatnight 87 Batsoveracornfieldonasummernight 97 Greendarner,adultandnymphs(naiads) 103 Greendarners,mating,maleinfront 109 Cone-headedgrasshoppers 121 Fieldcricketsinautumn 127 Thenortherntruekatydid,male 133 Etchingsinfrost 146 Witheredpatchofconeflowersandblack-eyedSusans 151 Meadowconeflowerswithbumblebeesinsummer 153 Acrossthefrozenlake 160 Betweenwoodsandcornfieldinmiddleofwinter 166 Downywoodpeckerinwinter 169 Wildsilkmoths—adults,cocoons,andcaterpillars 175 Oldgiantwhiteoakincornfield 190 Wintermoonacrossthefrozenlake,fromthedeck, intheNorthWoods 196 Redfoxinwinter 203 Deermouseinwinter 205 Porcupineeatingberriesinsummer 206 ix

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