Following his earlier New Naturalist, Bumblebees, we are delighted that Ted Benton has shared his enthusiasm for another familiar and well-loved group of insects that contribute greatly to the sights and sounds of summer – grasshoppers and crickets. As well as dealing with identification, he considers the natural history of the British species and their conservation, and discusses their distribution, their polymorphisms and the timing of their life history stages in relation to the changing climate. He shows how studies of their bizarre behaviour contribute to our understanding of the evolution of reproductive strategies, and illustrates their songs and dances in the accompanying DVD, an innovation for this series. The fruit of many years of careful observation, photography, filming and recording, this book will surely bring many fresh converts to the study of Orthoptera.