G Gecko 35 Giant desert centipede 2-3 Gila monster 31-33 H _Hadrurus hirsutus_ 4 Harmless creatures 34 _Heloderma_ 31 Honeybee 17, 20-22 Hornet 17, 19 Horned rattlesnake 26-27 _Hymenoptera_ 17 _Hypsiglena_ 30 I Insecticides vii J Jerusalem cricket 36-37 K Kissing bug 14 L _Latrodectus mactans_ 7 Lizard 31-32, 35 _Lycosa_ 13 Lyre snake 30 M Mexican vine snake 30 Mountain kingsnake 24-25 _Micruroides euryxanthus_ 24 _Mutillidae_ 17 N _Niña de la tierra_ 36-37 O _Oxybelis_ 30 P Pesticides vii Poison (definition) 1 Poisonous animals (definition) 1 Poison lizard 31-33 Publications you may wish to read 39 R Rattlesnakes 25-30 _Reduviidae_ 14 References cited 39