A crackle of crickets

By Patrick George

Subjects: English language, noun, Collective nouns, Insects, pictorial works, Pictorial works, Nomenclature (Popular), Insects, English language, Animals

Description: A plague of locusts, a flock of lice, a colony of ants: these are some of the insect collective nouns you may already know. But have you heard of a loveliness of ladybirds, a clew of worms, or a kaleidoscope of butterflies? Then turn the pages of this book to discover a collection of lesser-known and sometimes more fanciful terms, and hope that you will never be forced to encounter a ghost of knats or a bike of wasps; but if you do, at least you'll know what to call them!