Tiny Creepy Crawlers

Looks at small size invertebrates, describing their physical features and adaptations for survival, and including such creatures as centipedes, mites, ticks, fleas, lice, sea spiders, and water bears.

Looks at small size invertebrates, describing their physical features and adaptations for survival, and including such creatures as centipedes, mites, ticks, fleas, lice, sea spiders, and water bears.

A colorfully-illustrated introduction to the world of insects and other creepy-crawly creatures.

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

Flying insects hold one of the great keys to survival: wings. And there are winged insects buzzing, flitting, and soaring all around us. Take a close-up look to see how the hummingbird hawk moth dodges predators as it feeds, how honeybees dance to show where food-rich flowers are, and how an emperor dragonfly can see—and fly—in all directions. You'll meet all kinds of incredible creepy crawlers with impressive flying techniques, from master-builder wasps to the always pesky mosquito. It's enough to make you wish you had wings too!

Discovers the secrets of eighty crawling insects, spiders, and scorpions. Discusses the record-breaking strength, endurance, and agility that help them to survive.

This guide features a host of creeping, crawling creatures of every size, shape and variety which crawl or fly across each page. Large full-colour illustrations allow young readers to see for themselves every detail of these tiny creatures up close, while the text lets them into the many secrets of the insect world.

Explores the miniature world of ants, bees, dragonflies and spiders with extreme close-ups and informative captions.