Screen LibraryEverything you know about minibeasts is wrong! /
"Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're wrong! But don't worry, there are so many minibeasts out there it's impossible to...
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Nosy Crow,
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| Publisher Address: | London : |
| Publication Dates: | 2022. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
"Do you know all there is to know about minibeasts? Bees die when they sting you, centipedes have 100 legs and cockroaches are indestructible, right? Well, this book is here to show you that you're wrong! But don't worry, there are so many minibeasts out there it's impossible to know everything about all of them. So, let's uncover the truth! From incredible insect architects to eating spiders in your sleep, discover how everything you think you know about creepy-crawlies is actually untrue in this in-depth, ingenious book with debunks many common myths about all kinds of minibeasts"--Publisher's description. |
| Carrier Form: | 63 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| ISBN: |
9781839942037 1839942037 |
| CLC: | Q96-49 |
| Call Number: | Q96-49/C956-2 |
| Contents: | All minibeasts are insects... and all insects are bugs -- Insects are as old as the dinosaurs -- Insects aren't smart -- Bees die when they sting you -- Centipedes have 100 legs -- Flies all look the same -- Insects are ugly -- Honeybees are the most important pollinators -- We know how many insects there are -- You sometimes eat spiders in your sleep -- All beetles eat other animals -- Slugs and snails only eat lettuces -- All minibeasts are tiny -- All 'worms' are worms -- Insects are quiet -- If it has eight legs... it's a spider -- All spiders catch prey in webs -- False widow spiders and daddy-long-legs are deadly venomous -- Cockroaches are indestructible -- Insects only live in warm places -- Crustaceans only live in water -- Butterflies emerge from cocoons -- Butterflies aren't very powerful -- All insects lay eggs -- Human are better builders than insects -- Studying insects is expensive -- People don't need insects -- Minibeasts don't need us. |