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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 (Insect Reflective Imaging System)
Kratzer, C. A., Katz, Z. J., and Fox, M. (2025). Retrospective Dossier: Project IRIS. Owlfly Engineering.
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Retrospective Dossier: Project HTTR Mk2
➞ Thermal testing machine (Heat Transfer Test Rig)
Kratzer, C. A., Katz, Z. J., and Fox, M. (2025). Retrospective Dossier: Project HTTR Mk2. Owlfly Engineering.
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Biodiversity & Classification of Wasps
➞ WaspID course manual (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.
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