Bugs rule! : an introduction to the world of insects /
Cranshaw, Whitney,author.
Redak, Richard,author.
Includes index.
Introduction to the arthropods -- What one sees on the outside--external features of insects -- The internal organization -- Growth and metamorphosis -- The arachnids--spiders, scorpions, mites, and other eight-legged wonders -- The "other" arthropods -- Oldies by goodies -- Insects fly! -- Jumpers and strollers--grasshoppers, crickets, and walkingsticks -- Variety is the spice of life--some minor, but interesting, insect orders -- Roach cities and assassin cousins -- Lousy nitpickers -- Life on an all-fluid diet -- Insect bruisers and their lacewinged cousins -- City builders that rule -- Scale-winged beauties and custom homebuilders -- "Gift" bearers of plague--or a plump insect wedding present -- Marvels of the air--two-winged wonders.
Insects.
Entomology.