Trap-Door Spider Harvester Ants > Harvester ants live in tunnels that they dig in the ground. > > A trap-door spider's home is a silk-lined tunnel with a door made of > silk and dirt. In the...
Protection for insects
Insects are always in danger from many other animals. But many insects have ways of protecting themselves. Many insects can fight back if they are attacked. Wasps, bees, hornets, and some other...
Chirp, creak, buzz
Z eet-zeet-zeet! Cree-cree-cree! Ch-ch-ch-ch-urrrrr ! Those are some of the insect noises you can hear on a hot summer night. Most of the chirps, creaks, and buzzes you hear are made by crickets,...
Changing skins
A young grasshopper climbs upon a twig. For a long time the grasshopper holds on to the twig without moving. Then, a strange thing happens. The skin splits all along the grasshopper's back....
A big change
A fat little brown and green caterpillar crawls on a leaf. A moth with beautiful black designs on its silver wings, flies past a bush. The moth and the caterpillar don't look a bit alike. But they...
The beauty of butterflies
Butterflies are very beautiful insects. Artists have painted butterflies, and poets have written about their beauty and grace for many years. Butterflies come in many different sizes, colors, and...
Ten legs
Creeping over the sandy sea bottom is an animal that looks like a big insect. But it has ten legs. Two of the legs have big claws. The animal has long feelers. Its body is covered with a hard shell....
Eight legs
Black Widow Spider Some spiders hang nets of silk from corners or branches. Many people don't like spiders. But spiders help us. They eat many insects that are harmful to people. Some spiders trap...
Six legs
All insects have six legs and two feelers. Most insects have wings. And all insects' bodies are divided into three parts--- head, chest, and stomach. Did a fly ever land on your arm and tickle you?...
Many-Legged Creatures
Any sunny, summer day, in almost any back yard, empty lot, or lawn, you can see dozens of wild animals! You're sure to see the eight-legged creature that catches other animals in a trap. It's a...
