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Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica (Zona Tropical Publications) Paperback – November 15, 2017

by Piotr Naskrecki (Author), Edward O. Wilson (Foreword)

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Encounter some of the most beautiful creatures in Costa Rica in Piotr Naskrecki's Hidden Kingdom. This book is a visual journey into the world of the insects and their relatives that dominate all terrestrial habitats in Costa Rica through their sheer numbers, biomass, and the ecological functions they perform. Naskrecki's stunning photographs serve as both a tool to help identify the insects that a visitor to Costa Rica is likely to encounter, and as an illustration of their diverse behaviors and ecological roles.

Through high-impact imagery and engaging narrative about insects and their evolutionary history, this book, an ideal companion on a visit to Costa Rica, reinforces or awakens in the readers their innate curiosity about the less appreciated elements of life on Earth. Each section of the book presents fascinating and useful facts about Costa Rica's insects. Naskrecki's photographs show the variety of morphological adaptations, survival strategies, and interlocking roles that insects play in tropical ecosystems.

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1501704710
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I recommend this volume to both biologists and anyone with an aesthetic interest in nature. Naskrecki's high-quality photographs, on appropriately sized pages (10 x 10 inches), should convince even the most ardent Web surfers and app aficionados that there is still a place for books.

― The Quarterly Review of Biology

The text is excellently written and scientifically accurate, yet thoroughly accessible and engaging for lay readers. Many photographs were taken in natural environments, and a few under controlled lighting, but all images are of high quality, revealing details that highlight the unique beauty of each specimen. This work would make an excellent educational coffee-table book.

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I continue to be astounded not only by Piotr's knowledge, but his passion and teaching skills. Over the years, he's given me new perspectives on the insect world more times than I can count. And now comes a masterwork. And the best part is, it's written in a conversational tone that's accessible to people of all ages. This book is a pure pleasure, as well as a great education.

-- Joel Sartore, Founder, National Geographic Photo Ark

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Comstock Publishing Associates
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 15, 2017
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1501704710
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1501704710
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.08 pounds
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 18 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.9 x 0.5 x 9.9 inches
Best Sellers Rank: #933,757 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #115 in Costa Rica Travel Guides
- #242 in General Central America Travel Guides
- #445 in Biology of Insects & Spiders
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Dr. Piotr (Peter) Naskrecki is a Polish-born entomologist, photographer and author, currently at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA, USA.) His research focuses on the evolution of sound-producing insects, and the theory and practice of nature conservation.

As a writer, Piotr strives to promote appreciation and conservation of invertebrate animals – insects, arachnids, and their kin – by capturing both their beauty and roles as vital, often critically important members of the Earth’s ecosystems. He is the author of over 30 scientific, peer-reviewed papers and book chapters, and his photographs and nature writing have been published in a number of national and international publications, including The Smithsonian Magazine, Natural History, National Wildlife, National Geographic, BBC Wildlife Magazine, BBC Knowledge, Terre Sauvage, Time magazine, Ranger Rick, and many others.

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Customers find this book to be an excellent resource for photographers and entomologists, providing great information about various insects. The book features wonderful pictures, with one customer highlighting stunning photos of insects in their natural habitat.

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Customers find the book amazing and spectacular, particularly praising its content for photographers and entomologists, with one customer highlighting its insightful observations of insect life histories.

Great book,it if nice photos. Can’t wait to visit Costa Rica.Read more

Amazing book! The pictures and information are very usefull. It is not a field guide but you can find a lot of the bugs in the book out in the wild.Read more

...would surely enhance their visit by exploring Piotr Naskrecki’s wonderful book, “Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica”, beforehand....Read more

The book is great, spectacular photos, data that I did not know but it came with the book cover deteriorated.Read more

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Customers appreciate the photographs in the book, with one review highlighting stunning images of insects in their natural habitat.

Great book,it if nice photos. Can’t wait to visit Costa Rica.Read more

The photography is stunning and the text is informative. It’s a wonderful introduction to the world of insects.Read more

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This book not only has stunning photographs but also a very interesting and well organized text to accompany the photos....Read more

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Customers find the book informative, providing great information about various insects, with one customer noting its extensive knowledge about invertebrates.

A very good book on insects....Read more

...Clearly written, practical information and stunning photography of difficult to image insects. Great job, you will not be disappointed...Read more

The photography is stunning and the text is informative. It’s a wonderful introduction to the world of insects.Read more

...was accessible and engaging to my 10 year old, and also informative for me....Read more

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... would surely enhance their visit by exploring Piotr Naskrecki’s wonderful book, “Hidden Kingdom
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2018
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Bird watchers and other nature lovers planning to visit Costa Rica would surely enhance their visit by exploring Piotr Naskrecki’s wonderful book, “Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica”, beforehand. While Naskrecki’s marvelous photos of a kaleidoscopic array of Costa Rica’s insects and his insightful observations of their fascinating life histories will certainly whet the appetite of any naturalist bound for that country, the real value of this book is far greater than as a beautiful enticement for Costa Rica bound eco-tourists. “Hidden Kingdom” is an enticing and captivating portal that will lead you to a fascinating world that exists - largely unseen - at your very feet and in your very own backyard. In introducing us the marvelous insects of Costa Rica, Naskrecki also invites us to begin to see and appreciate the small but wondrous living things that are all around us wherever we might be. The clearest endorsement of Piotr Naskrecki’s, “Hidden Kingdom: The Insect Life of Costa Rica”, I might offer is that, upon finishing this book, I immediately bought and read both of his other books as well.

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CozyToes in Vermont
A real gem!
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2019
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Beautiful photographs! This highly readable book about Costa Rica’s insects (and other arthropods) was accessible and engaging to my 10 year old, and also informative for me. So many stunning photos of insects in their natural habitat, interspersed with pictures to highlight features or contrast species. I highly recommend the book. Only disappointment is that the cover stock on the paperback version is slightly flimsy. Interior pages are good quality, though.

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Christopher Rodesch
Amazing photos, great descriptions
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This is an amazing book in so many ways. This has both the beauty of a photo book and the details needed to make this for the information junkie in you. Clearly written, practical information and stunning photography of difficult to image insects. Great job, you will not be disappointed...

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Karolina Zielinska
An excellent book - but it arrived damaged
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022
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The book is absolutely brilliant, Mr Naskrecki's wonderful photography married with his extensive knowledge about invertebrates is just a huge treat.

However, the book was just thrown into a thin plastic packaging with no other protection whatsoever and it arrived with a creased cover. This book will join my wildlife book collection and it's a shame it's not in a good condition. Sadly, I don't have time for returns and it seems to be the only option to deal with such issues on Amazon so I thought I'd just let other buyers know here there might get a damaged book and/or need to return as a result.

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An excellent book - but it arrived damaged

Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2022
The book is absolutely brilliant, Mr Naskrecki's wonderful photography married with his extensive knowledge about invertebrates is just a huge treat.

However, the book was just thrown into a thin plastic packaging with no other protection whatsoever and it arrived with a creased cover. This book will join my wildlife book collection and it's a shame it's not in a good condition. Sadly, I don't have time for returns and it seems to be the only option to deal with such issues on Amazon so I thought I'd just let other buyers know here there might get a damaged book and/or need to return as a result.

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Analia
Excellent quality book
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2025
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I bought this for my son who is into entomology and visiting Costa Rica soon. The photography in this book is outstanding.

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Jena A. Johnson
Its a great book for photographers and entomologists alike
Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2018
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This book not only has stunning photographs but also a very interesting and well organized text to accompany the photos. Its a great book for photographers and entomologists alike. I also recommend it if you just like beautiful things.

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Dariel Sanabria
Beautiful book.
Reviewed in the United States on February 11, 2018
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Amazing book! The pictures and information are very usefull. It is not a field guide but you can find a lot of the bugs in the book out in the wild.

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Dustin and Verna Rhoades
Great book
Reviewed in the United States on August 28, 2019
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The organization is fun and the pictures are great. Perfect intro into the world of Costa Rican invertebrates.

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Fontana Paolo
A gorgeous book full of deep biodiversity knowledges
Reviewed in Italy on January 8, 2018
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Piotr Naskrecki is a great naturalst, entomologist and photografer. He loves bidiversity and he knows it in deep and in a wide view. Each person who loves insects, Nature or in other words Biodiversity, will find in these pages full of extraordinaries photos and deep texts, a reason to be happy to live on our planet ad will charge his energy and motivation to act and fight for Nature conservation and sustainability. The extraordinary images are organized in themes fundamental for the study of insects and for the understanding of the subtle mechanisms that regulate life on earth. The insects of Costa Rica thus become a miniature of our planet, and by reading these pages we take a journey into Nature and into ourselves. The extraordinary aspects of nature presented by Piotr Naskrecki in this book, make us feel, like Homo sapiens, less extraordinary and far from this nature, of which we are instead an integral part.

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Gostei muito. O autor deu uma visão toda particular dessas criaturas incríveis

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Moi, Richard
Un peu décevant
Reviewed in France on January 16, 2018
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Beau livre, belles espèces représentées, cependant, je trouve que trop peu de spécimens présentés sont photographiés dans leur milieu naturel. En laboratoire, c'est moins joli ! Malgré tout, les images sont belles, d'une excellente qualité....

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Terry Thormin
Super book
Reviewed in Canada on February 23, 2019
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Superb photography combined with very informative and well written text makes this an absolute essential book for anyone interested in the insect life of Costa Rica

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One of my favorite books in my collection.

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