{"id":1628,"date":"2016-07-11T11:06:59","date_gmt":"2016-07-11T11:06:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fsccmn.com\/?p=1628"},"modified":"2016-07-11T11:06:59","modified_gmt":"2016-07-11T11:06:59","slug":"insects-of-south-eastern-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/?p=1628","title":{"rendered":"Insects of South-Eastern Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1629\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fsccmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Insects-of-SE-Aust-206x300.jpg\" alt=\"Insects of South-Eastern Australia book cover\" width=\"206\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Insects-of-SE-Aust-206x300.jpg 206w, https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Insects-of-SE-Aust-768x1116.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Insects-of-SE-Aust-705x1024.jpg 705w, https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/Insects-of-SE-Aust.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/>If you&#8217;re fond of a good field guide and want to know\u00a0more about the insects of our region, here is a new book\u00a0by entomologist, Dr Roger Farrow on the\u00a0<em>Insects of South-Eastern Australia<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>As CSIRO Publishing says &#8220;a walk in the bush reveals insects visiting flowers, patrolling the air, burrowing under bark and even biting your skin. Every insect has characteristic feeding preferences and behaviours.\u00a0<i>Insects of South-Eastern Australia<\/i>\u00a0is a unique field guide that uses host plants and behavioural attributes as the starting point for identifying insects. Richly illustrated with colour photographs, the different species of insects found in Australia\u2019s temperate south-east, including plant feeders, predators, parasites and decomposers, are presented.<\/p>\n<p>The guide is complemented by an introduction to the insects of the region, including their environment, classification, life history, feeding strategies and behaviour. Fascinating boxes on camouflage, mimicry and many other topics are also included throughout. Whether you are a field naturalist, entomologist or just want to know what\u2019s in your backyard,\u00a0<i>Insects of South-Eastern Australia<\/i>\u00a0will help you to identify the insects most likely to be encountered, as well as understand the basics of their ecology and behaviour.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Copies of this book can be purchased from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.publish.csiro.au\/pid\/7435.htm\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" rel=\"external noopener noreferrer\">CSIRO Publishing<\/a>\u00a0or by ordering through your local bookstore.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you&#8217;re fond of a good field guide and want to know\u00a0more about the insects of our region, here is a new book\u00a0by entomologist, Dr Roger Farrow on the\u00a0Insects of South-Eastern Australia. As CSIRO Publishing says &#8220;a walk in the bush reveals insects visiting flowers, patrolling the air, burrowing under bark and even biting your [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,5,8],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1628"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1632,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1628\/revisions\/1632"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1630"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1628"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1628"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fsccmn.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1628"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}