Zoom in on bizarre bugs
By: by Richard Spilsbury
Publisher: Wayland
Published: 2012
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780750267274
Subjects: Insects; Juvenile literature; Adaptation; Beetles
Other titles: Bizarre bugs
Description: Bizarre Bugs zooms in on the weird and wonderful world of minibeasts - such as dragonflies, earwigs, fireflies and army ants - and the strange features that help them survive. Learn how the assassin bug sucks out its victims' insides, and meet the stylops parasite that can control bees' minds.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The scale of things; title: Assassin bugs; title: Hovering hunters; title: Army ant march; title: Dining on dung; title: Flashing fireflies; title: Armed earwigs; title: Ladybirds fight back; title: Swarming locusts; title: The hug of death; title: Parasites bursting out.