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Author: Andrew Hipp
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2002-12-15
Total Pages: 54
ISBN-13: 9780823962396
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes the physical characteristics, behavior, life cycle, protective devices, and relatives of the orchid mantis.
Author: Josh Barrer
Publisher: EZ Readers
Published: 2023-06-11
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 1545758123
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow did the Orchid Mantis get its name? Can a 2.5 inch insect eat a frog? Find answers to these questions and more in All About Orchid Mantises. Inside, you’ll also find amazing, close-up photos of these insects and all of their beautiful colors. Orchid Mantises is one of six books in our Insects Around the World series. Be sure to check out all six to learn more about the fascinating insects that live in our world.
Author: Phd Wheeler-Toppen
Publisher: Capstone
Published: 2014-07-01
Total Pages: 33
ISBN-13: 1491401664
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Explores various extreme insect adaptations throughout the world, including meganosed flies, assassin bugs, and bombardier beetles"--
Author: E. Merwin
Publisher: Even Weirder and Cuter
Published: 2017-12-15
Total Pages: 24
ISBN-13: 9781684024629
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat's that animal with pink legs that look like flower petals? It's an orchid mantis! Beginning readers will learn all about these strange yet wonderful creatures in this delightful title. They will also learn basic information about these beautiful insects, including how their resemblance to orchids helps them catch prey! Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The lively text, colorful design, and eye-catching photos are sure to capture the interest of emergent readers. Orchid Mantis is part of Bearport's Even Weirder and Cuter series.
Author: Orin McMonigle
Publisher:
Published: 2013-02-01
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9781616461669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPrepare to be enchanted with an in-depth and up-close view of the most loved of all invertebrates, the praying mantis! Keeping the Praying Mantis is a huge resource designed to give mantis enthusiasts every tool needed for feeding, housing, and rearing these magical (almost mythological) creatures. Details on their biology, relationship with man over the ages, behavior, and captive husbandry will give you a solid foundation for successfully keeping fascinating species from around the world. From ant mimics and unicorn mantids to Devil's flower, orchid, and ghost mantids, there are species to entice every insect hobbyist.
Author: David M. Schwartz
Publisher: Random House Digital, Inc.
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 1582462836
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents poems and brief facts about eleven animals that rely on the ability to camouflage within nature to survive in the wilderness.
Author: Joanna Bagniewska
Publisher: Smithsonian Institution
Published: 2022-09-27
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 1588347435
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA quirky collection of Earth’s most compelling animals who give mythical creatures a run for their money The Modern Bestiary: A Curated Collection of Wondrous Wildlife mirrors the medieval tradition of an encyclopedia of incredible beasts, only this charming book with ornamental illustrations features 100 real animals who are stranger than fiction. Organized by the elements Earth, Water, and Air, the book introduces both unfamiliar creatures, like deep-sea harp sponges who catch prey in their barbs and digest them whole, as well as ones that have made headlines, such as cicadas who emerge from the ground in noisy broods every thirteen or seventeen years. Step right up and meet these delightful, unbelievable, and deliciously horrific animals, including: The endearing: same-sex albatross mothers who raise chicks together tarantulas who keep frogs as pets zebra finches who sing to their eggs to warn them of hot weather The ruthless: flukes who manipulate their host into getting eaten by a final host horned lizards who squirt blood through their eyes to distract predators southern grasshopper mice who harness scorpion venom as a painkiller And the just plain weird: antechinuses who mate themselves to death pearlfish who live, fight, and mate in sea cucumber butts immortal jellyfish who reverse their aging process when stressed Funny, entertaining, and illuminating, The Modern Bestiary is a book for anyone who wants to become more familiar with the natural world and all its astounding creatures.
Author: Cooper
Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing
Published: 2005-08-01
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 1612365094
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscover That There Are 2000 Kinds Of Praying Mantises, What Their Eating Habits Are, What They Look Like, And How They Hunt.
Author: Sandra Markle
Publisher: Lerner Publications
Published: 2008-01-01
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 0761340106
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLook quickly and you might just see one of nature’s insect heroes on the hunt—praying mantises! With their incredible hunting skills, mantises help rid farms and gardens of insect pests that bother humans. Praying mantises have big eyes that face forward, heads that can turn, and spines on their front legs to spear their prey. And they are stealthy. Even tiny newly hatched mantises know how to remain still and hide until a prey insect appears. Then—like lightning— the mantis strikes! In this exciting book, you can learn what makes a praying mantis similar to and different from other insects. Close-up photographs and diagrams reveal extraordinary details about mantis bodies, both inside and out. And you can perform an activity that helps you understand just how quickly praying mantises can react while hunting. Are you faster than a mantis? Learn more about this heroic member of nature’s fascinating Insect World!
Author: Joel L. Schiff
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-12-08
Total Pages: 190
ISBN-13: 3319700340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKComprising some 28,000 different species, orchids are by far the largest flowering plant family on Earth. Every year, new species are being uncovered in the wild or created by humans, and so this number has only continued to blossom. This book is intended for those who wish to learn about the multifaceted nature of this amazing plant. It covers many different aspects of orchid study, from its cultural history to its evolutionary development and from its first discoveries to ongoing scientific research. No matter your specialty or level of orchid expertise, you can find in this book new and fascinating facts and stories that will make you gasp, laugh, and read on. Through the many exotic and beautiful pictures permeating these pages, you will come to know something of the infinite diversity of this plant family and at last learn why so many orchid growers and fanatics have embarked on this same endless path. “I was smitten with this book after reading the very first chapter on the history of Orchids...There are plenty of interesting facts to charm your orchid friends and impress even the most studied researcher... All in all a fabulous read that is well illustrated and with a reference section the likes of which I have never seen before with its vast and varied appendices on a slew of subjects. If you are looking for a book that is engaging and educational with lots of good humor thrown in, then this book is for you. I know that I will treasure my copy for years to come.” -- Laura Newton, American Orchid Society Awards Registrar and Accredited Judge, ORCHIDS Magazine (May, 2018) "Joel L. Schiff brings to life not just the science surrounding orchids, but the human process of recognizing, cataloging, and appreciating them...It's this approach, combined with lovely close-up color photos throughout, which makes Rare and Exotic Orchids a recommendation not just for professionals or botany libraries, but for general-interest readers who will enjoy a highly accessible study that invites an in-depth interest in orchids and their importance to human affairs."-- Diane Donovan’s Pick of the Month (April, 2018)
