Title: Orthoptera of New Hampshire
Product review: This book by the author of To Know A Fly recounts Dethier's experiences as a graduate student in the 1930's doing field research in New Hampshire on the sounds made by crickets, katydids, locusts, and grasshoppers.In order to make recordings of these "songs" it was first necessary to capture the insects and much of this book describes his work in the field tracking down all the local varieties in a wide range of ecologies. He also gives technical explanations of how the sounds are produced.The technology was not available at the time, but I found myself wishing throughout the book that I could actually hear the sounds while reading about them. A companion CD would be much appreciated!This book is interesting but lacks the charm of his other books, particuarly To Know a Fly and The Ecology of a Summer House.
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