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Owlfly Publishing is an independent publisher based in New Jersey. We specialize in producing high-quality natural history books that appeal to a broad audience. Owlfly Publishing is a division of Owlfly LLC.
Owlfly Natural History Books
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Written & illustrated by Chris Alice Kratzer, 2024
over 570 pages and 400 full-color illustrations
"The most comprehensive guide to cicadas ever written"
- Will Chatfield-Taylor, professional entomologist and cicada specialist
NEW RELEASE!
Written & illustrated by Chris Alice Kratzer, 2022
over 420 pages and 900 full-color illustrations
"The Social Wasps of North America stands to revolutionize the future of field guides"
- Eric Eaton, author of the Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America
"A gorgeous, useable field guide to one of the most incredible groups of insects on the planet"
- Dr. Seirian Sumner, author of Endless Forms: The Secret World of Wasps
Open-Access Science from the Owlfly Team
(and collaborators)
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Illustrated by Chris Alice Kratzer, 2015
Retrospective Dossier: Project IRIS - [infrared biomimicry research]
Kratzer, C. A., Katz, Z. J., and Fox, M. (2025). Retrospective Dossier: Project IRIS. Owlfly Engineering. [LINK]
Biodiversity & Classification of Wasps - [chapter on Vespoidea written by Chris Alice Kratzer]
Nastasi, L. F., Kresslein, R. L., Fowler, K. O., Flores, S. R. F., Mathis, C. L., Davis, C. K., Awad, J., Tomlinson, S., Kelly, T., Martens, A. P., Dal Pos, D., Salden, T., Green, N., McClelland, A. R., Zhang, Y. M., Kratzer, C. A., Parslow, B., Griebenow, Z., and Skvarla, M. (2024). Biodiversity & Classification of Wasps: The WaspID Course Manual, 2024 version. Penn State WaspID Course. [LINK]