Kevin A. Williams is an insect pest identifier for the California Department of Food and Agriculture and a leading authority on velvet ants. Aaron D. Pan is executive director of the Museum of Texas Tech University. His research interests range from mimicry within velvet ants to the evolution of prehistoric African forests. Joseph S. Wilson is associate professor of biology at Utah State University and an expert on the evolution and ecology of bees and wasps. His books include Common Bees of Western North America (Princeton).

"[A] gob-smacker of a book. Whether you are a professional entomologist or a rank amateur, I unequivocally recommend this work to you. It delivers satisfaction at every level, on every page, with every picture, with every word."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds

Kevin A. Williams is an insect pest identifier for the California Department of Food and Agriculture and a leading authority on velvet ants. Aaron D. Pan is executive director of the Museum of Texas Tech University. His research interests range from mimicry within velvet ants to the evolution of prehistoric African forests. Joseph S. Wilson is associate professor of biology at Utah State University and an expert on the evolution and ecology of bees and wasps. His books include Common Bees of Western North America (Princeton).

"[A] gob-smacker of a book. Whether you are a professional entomologist or a rank amateur, I unequivocally recommend this work to you. It delivers satisfaction at every level, on every page, with every picture, with every word."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds

Kevin A. Williams is an insect pest identifier for the California Department of Food and Agriculture and a leading authority on velvet ants. Aaron D. Pan is executive director of the Museum of Texas Tech University. His research interests range from mimicry within velvet ants to the evolution of prehistoric African forests. Joseph S. Wilson is associate professor of biology at Utah State University and an expert on the evolution and ecology of bees and wasps. His books include Common Bees of Western North America (Princeton).

"[A] gob-smacker of a book. Whether you are a professional entomologist or a rank amateur, I unequivocally recommend this work to you. It delivers satisfaction at every level, on every page, with every picture, with every word."---David M. Gascoigne, Travels With Birds