The insect world of Howard Evans' "little-known" planet, is the realm of the cockroach, the cricket, the wasp, and the dragonfly. With the wit and grace of an accomplished writer, he muses about the uniqueness of dragonflies, the diet of butterflies, the musicality of crickets, and mysteries of lightning bugs. This look at the insect kingdom is entertaining, enlightening, and thoroughly enjoyable. The world outside the screen door, just under the porch, involves being at fly's level, and bee's speed to learn about their world,