20 Fun Facts About Insect Adaptations
20 Fun Facts About Insect Adaptations

Author: Kristen Rajczak Nelson

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482444313

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Insects are often the same color as their surroundings. Their mouthparts developed for exactly the food they like to eat. Grasshoppers have long, strong back legs for hopping over grass, whereas the cockroach’s long, thin legs let them run very quickly. None of this is an accident! Insects have many incredible adaptations that have made them the perfect residents of their environment. Short, easily digestible information draws readers into the insect world and introduces important science concepts. Full-color photographs allow readers to see adaptations and more up close.

20 Fun Facts About Insect Adaptations
20 Fun Facts About Insect Adaptations

Author: Kristen Rajczak Nelson

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482444496

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Insects are often the same color as their surroundings. Their mouthparts developed for exactly the food they like to eat. Grasshoppers have long, strong back legs for hopping over grass, whereas the cockroach’s long, thin legs let them run very quickly. None of this is an accident! Insects have many incredible adaptations that have made them the perfect residents of their environment. Short, easily digestible information draws readers into the insect world and introduces important science concepts. Full-color photographs allow readers to see adaptations and more up close.

20 Fun Facts About Amphibian Adaptations
20 Fun Facts About Amphibian Adaptations

Author: Emily Mahoney

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 148244447X

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Reptiles lay their eggs on land and most spend a lot of their time out of the water. While this is a fact today, it wasn’t always this way! Living on land is an adaptation reptiles underwent millions of years ago. Even more adaptations, such as how reptiles regulate their body temperature and their scaly skin, are more apparent to those studying crocodiles, turtles, and other reptiles in modern times. Using a unique format of short facts, this book introduces readers to the science concepts of evolution as well as the features that classify an animal as a reptile.

20 Fun Facts About Mammal Adaptations
20 Fun Facts About Mammal Adaptations

Author: Kristen Rajczak Nelson

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482444321

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One major adaptation of mammals is part of what differentiates them from other animals: the growth and nourishment of babies inside the mother’s body! Water-repelling fur, tough hides, camouflage, as well as the size and shape of various body parts are just a few other adaptations mammals have developed in order to better survive their environment. Readers learn many examples of how mammals have evolved to hide from predators and hunt for prey. Graphic organizers present even more information to aid readers’ understanding while full-color photographs bring them close to animals they might otherwise only see in a zoo!

20 Fun Facts About Bird Adaptations
20 Fun Facts About Bird Adaptations

Author: Sarah Machajewski

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482444305

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When Darwin visited the Galapagos Islands, he found many kinds of finches there, each with a beak perfectly suited to the kind of food the bird commonly ate. The finches had adapted to their surroundings! Wing size, migration patterns, and more are all part of the fascinating bird adaptations included in this book. Readers explore all kinds of birds, bird behavior, and more in an entertaining format and colorful layout. Graphic organizers and full-color photographs complement the main content as readers fly from one fun fact to the next.

20 Fun Facts About Marine Animal Adaptations
20 Fun Facts About Marine Animal Adaptations

Author: Tayler Cole

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2016-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1482444518

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Marine animals have adapted to their habitat over millions of years. Huge whales and giant squids have been able to grow exceptionally large despite the absence of strong limbs due to the buoyancy of living in salt water. Blubber keeps some animals warm in the deep as other adaptations let animals live in very warm waters. Readers dive into the complex and fascinating subject of life under the sea through 20 interesting facts about how bodies, predation, camouflage, and more have evolved below the surface.

Exploring Amazing Adaptations with Math
Exploring Amazing Adaptations with Math

Author: Robyn Hardyman

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2016-12-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1499431139

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Bigger, faster, stronger, better! This information-rich volume teaches readers all the different ways creatures adapt to survive in their environments. Beautiful full-color photographs will attract readers and illuminate key concepts. Quiz questions pop up throughout the text to challenge readers with fun animal-related math problems. Even readers who are wary of math will enjoy the game-like structure of this text, and a helpful answer key lets readers check their answers at the end of the book to assess what they’ve learned.

20 Fun Facts About Praying Mantises
20 Fun Facts About Praying Mantises

Author: Adrienne Houk Maley

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1433982404

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The praying mantis gets its name from the way it holds it front legs, but don’t let this crafty bug fool you. It isn’t praying; it’s waiting for the perfect time to attack. Praying mantises wait patiently with their front legs folded for a meal to wander by. Then it strikes. The numerous photographs of praying mantises in their natural habitats will thrill readers as they learn some truly fun facts about these remarkable bugs.

Physiological Adaptations of Insects Exposed to Different Stress Conditions
Physiological Adaptations of Insects Exposed to Different Stress Conditions

Author: Bin Tang

Publisher: Frontiers Media SA

Published: 2020-12-15

Total Pages: 452

ISBN-13: 2889662241

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This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Orchid Mantises and Other Extreme Insect Adaptations
Orchid Mantises and Other Extreme Insect Adaptations

Author: Jodi Wheeler-Toppen

Publisher: Capstone Classroom

Published: 2014-07-01

Total Pages: 33

ISBN-13: 1491401710

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A mantis disguised as a flower! Beetles that smear themselves in poop! Insects may be small, but they have adapted to their environments in some extreme ways. Discover some of the most interesting and unusual adaptations that allow insects to survive in all types of habitats around the world.