Sarapiquí Chronicle
Sarapiquí Chronicle
A Naturalist in Costa Rica, Revised and Expanded Edition
"Young . . . brings the trained eye of an entomologist and an unabashed admiration for the beauty of nature to this engaging and informative account of his experiences during twenty-one years of fieldwork in Costa Rica's rainforests."--Publishers Weekly
"A splendid read. For newcomers to the moist tropics, and for any but the most sated old-timers, it can be commended for an entertaining account of a locality where life is lived to the full--by all species, including the human observer."--Norman Myers, New Scientist
The abundant insect life of the rainforests of northeastern Costa Rica is the subject of this engaging book, first published over twenty-five years ago and now including two new chapters on the rise of ecotourism in the region.
Allen M. Young is a curator emeritus of zoology at the Milwaukee Public Museum. He is also the author of many other books on natural history, most recently Tropical Rainforests and The Chocolate Tree: A Natural History of Cacao.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Chapter One. Leeward into the Land of Clouds
Chapter Two. Windward across a Mountain Ridge and into Sarapiquí
Chapter Three. Natural History Studies of Morpho Butterflies
Chapter Four. Observing Butterfly Roosts on a Steep Mountainside
Chapter Five. Encounters with Cicadas and Other Forest Insects
Chapter Six. Along the Edges of the Rainforest: Pharmacological Butterflies and Orchid Bees
Chapter Seven. Personal Reflections
Chapter Eight. New Beginnings
Epilogue
Index
