In an isolated pine forest on the eastern edge of Central Texas, 
there lies an island of abundant and diversified life known as the 
Lost Pines, the westernmost stand of the loblolly pine.
 
    This 100,000-acre island includes portions of Bastrop and 
Buescher state parks. It was here that Stephen Welton Taber and 
Scott B. Fleenor encountered insect life of astonishing diversity. 
Setting out to identify and describe the insects and related animals 
most readily observed in the Lost Pines, they also discovered some 
hidden, rare, and never-before-described species. The result is this 
book, a bestiary of more than 280 species of invertebrates 
including insects, millipedes, centipedes, spiders, scorpions, 
mollusks, and worms. Each species description includes common 
and scientific names; information on biology, distribution, and 
similar species; and the authors’ special remarks.
                  
    The next time you visit Bastrop State Park, turn over a few logs, 
look at the ants, and don’t swat the flies. Take along this new guide 
and open up a world of life in one of Texas’ most unique and 
popular landscapes.

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STEPHEN WELTON TABER, who lives in Michigan, has written two 
other books previously published by Texas A&M University Press, 
Fire Ants and The World of the Harvester Ants. SCOTT B. FLEENOR 
is an avid insect collector and photographer who lives in Austin, 
Texas.


Number Thirty-three: W. L. Moody, Jr., Natural History Series