Here are twenty-one sex-legged wonders from around the world from the 22-inch-long Giant Stick Insect of Borneo to North America's Western Pygmy Blue Butterfly, with a wingspan of just a half inch. Huge mandibles, tiny bumps, and other amazing adaptations big and little enable each kind of insect to find food, avoid enemies, or fight for mates. Sandra Markle and Simon Pollard follow their successful Spiders: Biggest! Littlest! with a new feast for young scientific minds. The simple text and captivating full-color photographs offer new insights into the amazing survival skills of the world's most fascinating creatures.

 

This book is part of a book series called Biggest Littlest .

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2011 by Boyds Mills Press .

Sandra Markle is the author of numerous award-winning books for children on a variety of science topics, including "Outside and Inside Birds, "an American Library Association Notable Book. She lives in New Zealand. Dr. Simon Pollard is a biologist, natural-history writer, and photographer. He is curator of invertebrate zology at Canterbury Museum, Christchurch, New Zealand.