McGavin, George

A pop-up book that offers a close-up look at insects, spiders, and other creepy-crawlies.

Explores the life cycles of bugs and spiders--such as beetles, wasps, and butterflies--and discusses their behaviors and physical characteristics.

Contains illustrations and descriptions of over three hundred families of insects, noninsect hexapods, crustaceans, arachnids, and myriapods; and includes general information about the life cycles, sensory systems, habitats, and behaviors of insects and other arthropods.

Provides an account of the classification and biology of bugs, including their structure, diseases and enemies, defense, food and feeding, mating, and egg-laying.

Explores the life cycles of spiders and bugs--such as butterflies, praying mantises, and jumping spiders--and discusses their behaviors and physical characteristics. Includes diagrams, fact boxes, and a glossary.

Describes briefly the five great extinction periods which have destroyed up to ninety-five percent of all living species, and then moves on to the sixth period of extinction which is now occurring due to human abuse of the environment. Offers guidelines with safe recommendations to increase survival of all remaining species. Also contains more than 400 colorful photographs of severely endangered plants and animals.

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycles, defenses, types, and behavior of bugs.

Features descriptions of over three hundred insect families, covering all twenty-nine orders of insect, as well as a selection of spiders and other terrestrial arthopods, and includes a photographic identification key to the main insect groups.