arthropods

Provides the answers to forty questions about mosquitos, bees, grasshoppers, and other insects and spiders.

Discusses the common and more unusual insects that may live inside houses. Features magnified photographs and scientific descriptions of each creature such as ants and aphids, wasps, fleas, cockroaches, ticks, centipedes, ladybugs, and dust mites. Includes quiz pages with an accompanying answer page.

Colorful illustrations and text provide an overview of insects and other bugs that reveal the ways in which they can be useful.

Introduces some "giant" members of the arthropod family, including ponerine ants from Brazil, stag beetles from Europe, the bird wing butterfly of New Guinea, and the giant scolopender from South America.

Descriptions and color illustrations to aid in the identification of spiders, scorpions, mites, centipedes, wood lice, and land crabs.

Describes the differences between insects, spiders, and crustaceans, covering their physical characteristics, habitats, and behavior; discusses how they benefit human beings.

Describes the physical characteristics of arthropods such as crabs, beetles, and centipedes, and shows how their jointed limbs, segmented bodies, and hard exoskeletons contribute to their movement.

Describes a variety of bugs in rhyming verse.