Creepy Crawler Insect Insights
Creepy Crawler Insect Insights

Author: Sherry Seethaler

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2010-11-30

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13: 0132687380

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This is the eBook version of the printed book. This Element is an excerpt from Curious Folks Ask 2: 188 Real Answers on Our Fellow Creatures, Our Planet, and Beyond (9780137057399) by Sherry Seethaler. Available in print and digital formats. Spiders, flies, butterflies, and beyond: why insects are way more fascinating than you ever imagined! Just as we humans have individual, sometimes unusual, tastes–such as liverwurst, Jell-O with shredded carrots, and stinky cheeses–our eight-legged friends have theirs. Although spiders mostly dine on whatever prey comes their way, some find mosquitoes particularly tasty. One species, from East Africa, seems to have a special preference for female mosquitoes that have recently dined on blood...

Super Bug Encyclopedia
Super Bug Encyclopedia

Author: DK

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-04-01

Total Pages: 210

ISBN-13: 1465455000

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Come face to face with the most incredible insects on Earth, where you'll experience the microscopic world of bugs in mind-blowing depth and detail. Super Bug Encyclopedia showcases a huge variety of these tiny creatures at close range, making them millions of times bigger than their true size to give you the complete picture. From ants to wasps and centipedes to spiders, experience amazing anatomy and athleticism and find out who comes out on top for strength and speed. You'll meet the hawkmoth with the longest tongue of any insect and discover the velvet worm that squirts sticky slime to snare prey. Stand clear as the African bombardier beetle blasts out a sizzling hot chemical attack and race alongside the glorious green tiger beetle that lives life in the fast lane. This stunning visual feast incorporates jaw-dropping photography, at-a-glance facts, amazing statistics, dashboard-style profiles, and expert information to give you an unprecedented insight into the complex life of creepy crawlies. Did you know bugs are the most successful creatures on our planet? Or that insects took flight 150 million years before the first bird? Find out all this and much, much more inside as you become the ultimate bug hunter.

Flying Creepy Crawlers
Flying Creepy Crawlers

Author: Matt Turner

Publisher: Hungry Tomato (R)

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1512415545

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Looks at flying insects, describing their physical features and defense mechanisms, and including such creatures as bumblebees, paper wasps, shorthorn grasshoppers, and blowflies.

Super Bug Encyclopedia
Super Bug Encyclopedia

Author: DK

Publisher: National Geographic Books

Published: 2016-04-19

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 1465446001

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Come face to face with the most incredible insects on Earth, where you’ll experience the microscopic world of bugs in mind-blowing depth and detail. Super Bug Encyclopedia showcases a huge variety of these tiny creatures at close range, making them millions of times bigger than their true size to give you the complete picture. From ants to wasps and centipedes to spiders, experience amazing anatomy and athleticism and find out who comes out on top for strength and speed. You’ll meet the hawkmoth with the longest tongue of any insect and discover the velvet worm that squirts sticky slime to snare prey. Stand clear as the African bombardier beetle blasts out a sizzling hot chemical attack and race alongside the glorious green tiger beetle that lives life in the fast lane. This stunning visual feast incorporates jaw-dropping photography, at-a-glance facts, amazing statistics, dashboard-style profiles, and expert information to give you an unprecedented insight into the complex life of creepy crawlies. Did you know bugs are the most successful creatures on our planet? Or that insects took flight 150 million years before the first bird? Find out all this and much, much more inside as you become the ultimate bug hunter.

Bugs of the World
Bugs of the World

Author: Francesco Tomasinelli

Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal

Published: 2020-07-14

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 0762468971

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From moths and beetles to worms and spiders, this completely illustrated, fact-filled book features hundreds of creepy-crawlies for kids to discover and explore. This gorgeously illustrated book reveals the hidden world of some of the most mind-boggling insects. Divided into categorical sections like herbivores and predators, Bugs of the World includes beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, centipedes and millipedes, and more. Each of the 250 insects featured is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and facts about the creature, including its common name and scientific name, its size, its continent of origin, and a brief description of its unique characteristics. Kids will also learn about the different life cycles of insects, why they are important to ecology and our world, the planet's most dangerous insects, how bugs camouflage themselves, and so much more.

Creepy Crawlers
Creepy Crawlers

Author: Lynn Huggins-Cooper

Publisher:

Published: 2009-03

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781420686487

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Originally published: Laguna Hills, Calif.: QEB Pub., c2008.

Creepy, Crawly Jokes About Spiders and Other Bugs
Creepy, Crawly Jokes About Spiders and Other Bugs

Author: Melissa Stewart

Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 0766044521

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Who said science can't be funny? Readers will learn some fascinating science facts about bugs, including butterflies, beetles, and bees. Then learn some seriously silly jokes. And the fun part? The section of the book that teaches readers to create their own jokes about bugs. Get readers ready to laugh and learn about science.

Tiny Creepy Crawlers
Tiny Creepy Crawlers

Author: Matt Turner

Publisher: Hungry Tomato ®

Published: 2017-01-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1512436062

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Some of the most powerful creatures are also the smallest! Some are easy to find, such as the woodlouse and centipede. Others are so tiny that they can only be seen clearly under a microscope. Discover fleas that can jump 30,000 times without stopping, millipedes that can derail a train, velvet worms that shoot slime at their enemies, and many more tiny-but-tough customers.

Creepy! Crawlers
Creepy! Crawlers

Author: Domnauer

Publisher: Carson-Dellosa Publishing

Published: 2013-03-25

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1624426719

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Don’t look down. A big, hairy spider is crawling on you! Creepy Crawlers introduces some of the world’s tiniest predators. Includes fascinating facts on spiders, scorpions, ticks, and more Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of nonfiction reading skills crucial to a young reader’s success. Each leveled reader features high-interest informational content, exciting full-color photo illustrations and Common Core aligned comprehension practice focused on the development of critical thinking skills. This multilevel series is the perfect addition to any library at school or home.