Unlike the name suggests mealworms are not worms. These insects are the larvae of darkling beetles! In this early stage of life, mealworms clean up after others. They scavenge for leftovers, and eat, eat, eat! This fact-filled title is sure to satisfy the beginning readersÕ appetite for all that is creepy and crawly.

Flying insects hold one of the great keys to survival: wings. And there are winged insects buzzing, flitting, and soaring all around us. Take a close-up look to see how the hummingbird hawk moth dodges predators as it feeds, how honeybees dance to show where food-rich flowers are, and how an emperor dragonfly can see—and fly—in all directions. You'll meet all kinds of incredible creepy crawlers with impressive flying techniques, from master-builder wasps to the always pesky mosquito. It's enough to make you wish you had wings too!

Kids will love getting grossed out with Super Gross Creepy-Crawly Projects! They'll learn about some of the creepy-crawly critters in the world. Then discover how to make fun projects inspired by these and other gross critters. Young crafters will follow simple instructions and photos to create bug prints, spiderwebs, and more. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

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Describes insects that creep, crawl, or fly around your house and garden. Includes ten insect stickers.

Enter the weird and wonderful world of creepy-crawlies. Our animal experts have unearthed 40 of the planet’s most bizarre species and ranked them in order of their oddness! With jaw-dropping facts and amazing photos, we reveal each creature’s seriously strange characteristics and the unusual ways they hunt, eat or defend themselves. They’re sometimes hard to spot, but there are a mind-boggling 10 billion billion bugs on the planet. Inside World’s Strangest Creepy-Crawlies, kids will discover the tiny terror that blows itself up to save its friends, a creature so well disguised even its own species can’t see it, and a giant spider the size of a dinner plate. And with our ‘strange-o-meter’, they can compare each animal based on its creepiness, fight factor and superpowers! Creepy-crawlies include: Elephant beetle Hickory horned devil Happy-face spider Zombie snail Leafcutter ant Froghopper Spiny devil katydid Goliath birdeater spider Giant weta Asian giant hornet Scorpion Death’s-head hawkmoth Bird-dung crab spider Exploding ant Other titles in the series include: - World’s Strangest Predators - World’s Strangest Places - World’s Strangest Ocean Beasts About Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Let’s start an adventure. Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place – inspiring children at home and in school. Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.

Introduces the characteristics and life cycles of insects and spiders.