Megabugs: The Natural History Museum Book of Insects

By Miranda MacQuitty

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566199514
• ISBN13: 9781566199513
• Release Date: January 1995
• Publisher: Barnes & Noble
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

The greatest photos

Megabugs - the Natural History Museum Book of Insects lets you discover insects for yourself and marvel at how: *a swarm oflocusts can munch through 20,000 tons of plants a day *flies can walk upside down on the ceiling *some insects repulse their predators by looking like bird droppings *crickets sing love songs to woo their mates *certain insects aim hot chemicals at thrir enemies and much more about the creatures we share our lives with (whether we like it or not The photography, by the natural history photographers, along with the scientists who make it possible for us to understand the fascinating lives of insects. I love this book and have begun reading it to my grandchildren