Jiri Kolibac has had a lifelong fascination with the natural sciences, particularly marine life and insects. As a child, he was fascinated by the natural sciences, especially sea life, and because he lived so far away from it, he studied the ecology of mammals (at the Czech Academy of Sciences), graduating with a doctoral degree in the zoology of vertebrates in 1992. Having published on beetles during his student days, Jiri returned to the Moravian Museum to focus on the paleontology and evolution of beetles. As an active sportsman, he enjoys kayaking, diving, skiing, and tending to his bonsai collection. He is currently the Head of Entomology at the Moravian Museum in Brno, Czech Republic.

Pavel Dvorsky is a Czech commercial and graphic artist who has illustrated dozens of science and popular science publications. From 1966–1972, he studied Illustration at the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, and afterward returned to Brno, where he established the Department of Graphic Design and Illustration at the Secondary School for Art and Design. In reconstructing the prehistoric world, Dvorsky has collaborated with many anthropologists and archeologists. In addition to his commercial and graphic artwork, he has designed stamps for the Czech Post Office since 2004. He was born in Brno in 1946.

INTRODUCTION
ANATOMY AND BODY STRUCTURES OF INSECTS
ORDERS OF INSECTS: A SURVEY
BIOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT OF INSECTS
EVOLUTION OF INSECTS
EVOLUTIONARY TREE OF INSECTS
DAWN OF THE INSECTS
DIVERSIFICATION OF INSECTS
COURTSHIP AND NUPTIAL GIFTS
ADAPTING TO ISLAND LIFE
FIGHTING FOR THE FEMALE
FLYING ACROBATS
THE SHORT LIFE OF THE MAY FLY
INSECT STATES
SLAVE-MAKERS, SLAVES, AND WARRIORS
COURTSHIP IN THE HILLS
LIFE IN DARKNESS
FARMER ANTS
COEXISTENCE
THE ART OF DECEPTION
MIMICRY AND THE ARMS RACE
GIANT INSECTS AND THE ART OF CONCEALMENT
A POOL IN A STREAM
UNDERWATER DANGER
CARRIERS OF DISEASE
LETHAL BEAUTY
SABRE-TOOTHED HUNTERS
DECEIVED SUITORS, AND THE BRIGHT BEAUTY OF COLOR
CARING PARENTS
BEE HUNTERS
STRANGE SHAPES
THE COMPLICATED LIFE OF PARASITES
MUSICIANS OF THE INSECT WORLD
HARMFUL AND USEFUL
THE THREAT OF FAMINE
LAKE AND SEA SURFACES
UNDER THE SURFACES OF CLEAR WATER POOLS
HERDERS AND THEIR FLOCKS
MEAT-EATING FLIES
FLYING LANTERNS
BEETLE GOLIATHS
TITANS OF THE RAINFOREST GLOOM
MY HOME IS MY CASTLE
SOME LIKE IT COLD
THE LOVED AND THE UNLOVED
A LIFE IN HAIR
CHEATING ORCHIDS
SCOURGE OF NORTH AND SOUTH