Screen LibraryFace to face with caterpillars /
Ever had an in-your-face encounter with a caterpillar? Darlyne Murawski came eye-to-eye with a spiny caterpillar in Costa Rica--and was severely stung by the harmless-looking creepy-crawly. But she still got the picture. It's one of many caterpillar close-ups which illustrate this extraordinary...
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| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Face to face with animals.
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Ever had an in-your-face encounter with a caterpillar? Darlyne Murawski came eye-to-eye with a spiny caterpillar in Costa Rica--and was severely stung by the harmless-looking creepy-crawly. But she still got the picture. It's one of many caterpillar close-ups which illustrate this extraordinary book. Readers learn to study these insects like the experts: witness the astonishing life cycle with its metamorphosis from caterpillar to pupa to butterfly; see the amazing snake-like defenses of some poisonous species; and the silk stitching used by others to build leafy hideaways. "Face to Face wit |
| Carrier Form: | 32 p. : col. ill., map ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 30) and index. |
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1426300522 (hardcover) 9781426300523 (hardcover) 1426300530 (library binding) 9781426300530 (library binding) : 1426304730 9781426304736 |
| Index Number: | QL544 |
| CLC: | Q969.42-49 |
| Call Number: | Q969.42-49/M972 |