Dear Colleague:
        I am currently editing what will be a seminal text on the biology and
behavior of the praying mantids (co-editors, Harrington Wells, Dept. of
Biology at The University of Tulsa and Pat Wells, Dept. of Biology at
Occidental College). Chapters are being written by an international group of
experts. At the end of the book there will be a series of technical essays
(5-8 pages each) dealing with topics from rearing to histology. I am
interested in having one such essay written by a high school or junior college
biology teacher who has used these animals in the class room. Ideally the
essay would discuss class projects, lab assignments, experiments, etc. for
which the insect has been successfully used. Any help that you can give me in
this matter would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Frederick Prete, Dept.
Psychology, Denison University, Granville OH 43023;614 587-6675; e-mail:
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