Table of Contents

Observology: The Study of Looking

• Principles of Observology
• Preparing for Observology
• Keeping Things Orderly (Taxonomy)
• Scientific Names
• Observological Instruments
• An Observologist's Introduction to Invertebrates (Anatomy)

A Damp Corner

• Slugs and Snails
• Fungi
• Wood lice
• Centipedes vs Millipedes
• Ponds and Long-standing Puddles
• Things to Spot at Night
• Patience

Pavement

• Ants
• Birdwatching without Birds
• Collections
• Lichen
• Phenology
• Droppings and Eggs
• Worms

A Weedy Patch

• Bees
• Common Wasp vs Honey Bee
• Wasps
• Things to Fiddle With
• Wet Days
• Growing Up as an Insect
• Caterpillars
• Seeds
• Notable Leaves

Behind the Curtains

• Cockroaches
• Flies
• Aural Observology
• Spiders
• Moths
• Moth vs Butterfly

How to

• Get a Fly to Go Outside
• How to Hide in Plain Site
• Save a Worm
• Sneak Up on a Bug
• Help an Exhausted Bee
• Relocate a Spider
• Save a Moth from Drowning

Final Exam

Index

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About the Author

Giselle Clarkson is an illustrator and comic artist based in Greytown, New Zealand. Known for her non-fiction comics on conservation and environmental topics, she has illustrated a number of awardwinning books including Egg and Spoon: An Illustrated Cookbook by Alexandra Tylee and The Gobbledegook Book: A Joy Cowley Anthology. Giselle is a 2023 Arts Foundation Laureate, receiving the prestigious Mallinson Rendel Illustrators Award.