num_pages: 48
description: Did you know that when in danger a dragonfly nymph can make a quick escape by shooting a jet of water from its rear end? This entertaining and educational insect picture book is crawling with bugs, bugs, and more bugs! The world's creepy, crawly, and sometimes crunchy critters' lives, habits, bodies, defenses, etc. are all explored. You may find out more than you ever wanted to such as, a female cockroach mates only once, but stays pregnant for the rest of her life! Better not read this book at night…wouldn't want the bedbugs to bite!
language: English
title: Young Naturalist's Handbook: Insect-lo-pedia
titlecomplete: Young Naturalist's Handbook: Insect-lo-pedia (Young Naturalist's Handbook, 3)
genres: Science, Childrens, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 17
publisher: Hyperion Books for Children