Includes index

Welcome to Planet Insect! -- Is it an insect? -- Dazzling diversity -- True bugs -- Lice and thrips -- Earwigs, web spinners, and angel insects -- Stone flies, rock crawlers, and heelwalkers -- Grasshoppers, locusts, crickets, and katydids -- Cockroaches, termites, and mantises -- Stick insects and leaf insects -- Beetles -- Flies -- Fleas, stylops, and scorpion flies -- Butterflies and moths -- Caddis flies, alderflies, lacewings, and snake flies -- Wasps, bees, and ants -- Bristletails and silverfish -- Mayflies, dragonflies, and damselflies -- Millions more

Did you know that without insects, humankind could not survive? This illustrated, fact-filled title explores the huge variety of insects, with a focus on what makes an insect an insect, the differences between the groups, and why insects are the most important animal group on Earth. Broken down into sections exploring each of the main types of insect, each section takes a different, playfully visual approach to really capture the character of the insects in the order being explored. For example, on the dragonflies and damselflies spread, dragonflies are ferociously dive-bombing the very text itself, while damselflies sit serenely. Includes practical advice for observing insects safely and ways to encourage insects into a garden no matter how small

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