Pictorial works of various insects (bugs).

There are countless kinds of insects and other bugs, from beetles, butterflies to spiders and scorpions, found out all about them-what they eat, where they live, and which ones are poisonous.

Co-authored by Minnesota author Karen Oberhauser. Welcome to the milkweed patch ... a diverse natural community thrives in the milkweed growing along our highways and woodland edges; in our open fields, fragmented prairies and vacant lots; and in our lovingly tended gardens. Several kins of insects depend on milkweed as a food source. The best known of these are the monarch butterflies whose late summer generation graduates from milkweed nurseries...

Former Natural History Museum (London) paleontologist Fortey gives us the stories of those plants, animals, and other creatures that have survived from Earth's early days--the planet's "true marathon runners."

Looks at the world's biggest bugs, including spiders bigger than a dinner plate, a stick insect longer than your arm, a beetle the same size as a rat, and moths and butterflies larger than a small dog. This title features the biggest swarms and colonies, the deadliest bugs, and the bugs that are best at camouflage.

This book covers forty of the world's unusual species of "creepy crawly" bugs, including spiders, insects, butterflies, ants, and snails.

Discusses how insects and arachnids invade plants and other animals, how they transmit diseases, and how insect-borne diseases can be prevented and cured. Also discusses current research related to insects and arachnids.