Creepy Bugs

Household pests and huge, exotic insects, bugs are some of nature’s creepiest creatures—especially when seen up close in the detailed photographs of this book. Readers will see a mother spider wasp make dinner for her children and a praying mantis ready to strike. Interesting information about the way these bizarre bugs live will only amplify the freaky photographs. Fun fact boxes and a chart of insect record holders will help readers learn even more about the fascinating world of creepy bugs.

Highlights facts about insects and members of the spider family, covering their evolution, physical characteristics, and behavior.

A fascinating pop-up journey into the hidden world of insects, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies. Larger-than-life bugs spring from the pages, peek out from behind flaps, and hide under tabs, inviting young entomologists to marvel at the mind-boggling variety of arthropod life. What reader can resist a chance to look inside a cockroach’s body to see how it works or open a wasps’ nest to see what’s inside? Useful information (why does the world need bees?) and scientific trivia (which beetles are strongest and fastest?) pack every page, while exquisite art and dramatic pop-ups bring the world of bugs to teeming life.

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.

Household pests and huge, exotic insects, bugs are some of nature’s creepiest creatures—especially when seen up close in the detailed photographs of this book. Readers will see a mother spider wasp make dinner for her children and a praying mantis ready to strike. Interesting information about the way these bizarre bugs live will only amplify the freaky photographs. Fun fact boxes and a chart of insect record holders will help readers learn even more about the fascinating world of creepy bugs.

From wood-eating beetles to spitting spiders, meet the scariest bugs and insects in the world in this new title from the exciting In Focus: Bugs & Insects series. Did you know that the Asian giant hornet's sting kills people in Japan every year? Or that the female black widow often eats her partner after mating? And did you know that a wind scorpion's jaws can cut through skin and bone? Learn fascinating and terrifying facts about the scariest of our many-legged friends, accompanied by detailed full-color photographs to maximize the fear factor!

Largely covers insects, with some material on spiders and a page on slugs and snails.