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Insect
—Mound, Laurence, 1934- author.
2023

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"A visual and informative guide to the numerous crawly creatures on Earth, now revised and updated in the relaunched DK Eyewitness Books format. Get up close and personal and be an eyewitness to some of the most successful, adaptable, and numerous crawly creatures on the planet with DK Eyewitness Books: Insect. See how the first animals to fly actually take to the skies; discover the difference between beetles and bugs; witness a wasp building a nest; play hide-and-seek with moths; and learn much more about the anatomy, behavior, habitats, and classification of the billions of insects on Earth"--Publisher.

Item Details

ISBN:

  • 9780744081572
  • 9780744081565
  • 0744081572

Edition:

  • New edition/Revised edition.
  • American edition, 2023.

Description: 72 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.

Other Title:

  • Eyewitness insect
  • DK eyewitness insect

Notes:

  • "New edition"--Cover.
  • Includes index.

Contents:

  • The parts of an insect
  • What is an insect?
  • The first insects
  • Wings and flight
  • Through an insect's eyes
  • Touch, smell, and hearing
  • Legwork
  • Mouthparts and feeding
  • Into battle
  • Complete metamorphosis
  • From nymph to adult
  • Beetles
  • Flies
  • Butterflies and moths
  • Bugs
  • Wasps, bees, and ants
  • Other insects
  • Living with plants
  • Hide and seek
  • Avoiding predators
  • A watery life
  • Building a nest
  • Insect architects
  • Social ants
  • Honeybees and hives
  • Helpful and harmful
  • Looking at insects
  • Did you know?
  • Insect classification
  • Find out more.

Control Number: 3282674

Publisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2023.
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