F irst Facts Bugs LONDON, NEW YORK, MELBOURNE, MUNICH, and DELHI Written by Penelope Arlon Designed by Victoria Harvey Design development manager Helen Senior Publishing manager Bridget Giles Category publisher Sue Leonard Production Rita Sinha Production editor Marc Staples US editor Jennifer Quasha First American edition, 2011 First published in the United States by DK Publishing 375 Hudson Street New York, New York 10014 11 12 13 14 15 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 001–179627–August/2011 Copyright © 2011 Dorling Kindersley Limited All rights reserved Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise) without the prior written permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book. Published in Great Britain by Dorling Kindersley Limited A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN 978-0-7566-8221-7 DK books are available at special discounts when purchased in bulk for sales promotion, premiums, fund-raising, or educational use. For details, contact: DK Publishing Special Markets, 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 or
[email protected] Printed and bound in China by Leo Paper Products Ltd Discover more at www.dk.com F irst Facts Bugs Contents How many legs? 6 Bug babies 8 Beetles 10 Ant armies 12 Nature’s little helpers 14 Buzzing bees 16 Spiders 18 Flies 20 I’m hungry 22 Hide and seek 24 Small but deadly 26 Record holders 28 Glossary 31 Index 32 How many legs? Bugs come in all shapes and sizes. But you can often tell which kind it is by counting the legs. Count quickly, some bugs are fast! .... . If it has six legs then say hello to an insect! All insects have six legs. . .... legs.. o . .n . ..... ...... . x i .s If you come across a creature with no legs, then you are probably looking at a worm or slug. 6 a m ny o One, two, three, four, five... too many legs to count? That’s a millipede. Some have 750 legs! .... .... 7 Centipedes have lots of legs. They have one pair on each small body segment. .... o ......t . . .. Can you count eight legs? If so, you are looking at a spider or scorpion. They always have eight legs. ... .... ... . any. m .. ht.... g i . .e Bug babies All creepy crawlies lay eggs. Some babies are just mini versions of the adults, but the babies of butterflies, ants, bees, wasps, beetles, and flies look very different than their parents. ..... ..... 8 Earwig babies are mini versions of their parents. As they grow they have to shed their skin. ...... ........ nt Maggots are fly babies. They look different than flies. Maggots don’t have legs or wings. e.. ini m m . ere f f i .d gg hatches The e into a cat