Flies Eat Poop

Everybody knows that flies are disgusting. They spend their days eating animal waste, also known as poop, as well as garbage and rotting flesh, and spreading diseases as they go. Readers will find out about the many species of flies, their life cycle, habitats, and anatomy, and why they eat disgusting foods such as poop.

Get ready to squirm! Did you know there are spiders that look just like bird poop? Cockroaches that can be directed by remote control? And snakes that fart to scare away predators? These are just a few of the bizarrly engrossing, disgusting, and squirm-inducing facts about animals you can use to entertain and gross-out friends and parents.

Flies fly, flies buzz, and flies love to eat poo,Yet Little Fly's sure that for him it's not true.But Daddy Fly's smart and knows just what to do,Taking Little Fly out to eat poo at the zoo.Feast your eyes and noses on Will Wall's deliciously pooey rhymes,with wonderfully smelly illustrations by Emily Grace.

"Discusses various organims throughout the world that consume feces and vomit as a part of their diets"--

Presents an illustrated book with words and music to a children's song of how a tiny little fly can bother a great big cow. Includes CD and online music access.

It’s survival of the grossest kind! Snot. Vomit. Spit. Poop. Everyone knows these are gross, right? Well, for some animals, they’re crucial ingredients for survival! This book explores more than 30 of these animals and their grossest of the gross habits, from dung beetles who live for feces, to hagfish who cover themselves in gooey slime to escape predators, to bullfrogs who puke up their entire stomachs for cleaning purposes. It’s all so icky. And so awfully interesting! Kids will need to hold their noses before diving into this one! (Barf bags not included.)

Readers will get an in-depth look at 90 fascinating species that include different insects, centipedes, millipedes, and arachnids. Alongside vivid pictures highlighting the creature's appearance, readers will learn about each of these creepy-crawly creature's behaviors, range, habitat, and diet. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Reference is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.