FOR MORE INFORMED BEACHCOMBING
Thus begins our day of beachcombing. Every animal and plant of the sea has a tale to tell and some of the most exciting of all are found in this ribbon-like strip of water in the tidal wash.
For your further investigation, here is a list of reference books:
Charles M. Breder, Jr., Field Book of Marine Fishes of the Atlantic Coast. Rev. ed. New York: Putnam’s, 1948. $5.00 Ralph M. Buchsbaum, Animals without Backbones. Rev. ed. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1948. $8.00, text ed. $6.00 Rachel L. Carson, The Edge of the Sea. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1955. $3.95 Roy Waldo Miner, Field Book of Seashore Life. New York: Putnam’s, 1950. $7.00 Percy A. Morris, A Field Guide to the Shells of Our Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. Rev. ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1951. $3.95 Herbert S. Zim and Lester Ingle, Seashores: A Guide to Animals and Plants along the Beaches. New York: Golden Press, 1955. Cloth $2.50, paper $1.00
Chapter 5
INSECTS AND THEIR KIN
The insect world populating the dense grass jungles and sand-dune deserts at Castle Neck is generally unfamiliar to the human towering above, yet its principal characters may readily be observed by the keen eye, or, better, the keen eye aided by a simple magnifying glass.
Insects are identified by the presence of six legs. Insect-like animals may be found with more than six legs. Let’s look at these first.