Insects, Spiders, Etc.

Engaging photos offer a close-up look at how a tiny egg becomes the recognizable ladybug....

These creepy creatures will make your skin crawl! Learn about blood-sucking leeches, smel...

Which do you think is greater: the combined weight of all the insects in the world, or al...

Do you know the difference between a spider-web and a cobweb? What are the two sections o...

Poem about the lives of young wolf spiders, who are all hatched from eggs in a sac, climb...

Fire ants build a raft out of their own bodies to stay high and dry when heavy rains floo...

Dr. Jonathan Copeland studies synchronous fireflies.

Highlights presents Hanging by a Thread by Sharon T. Pochron, Ph.D.: Learn how caterpilla...

Highlights presents Who's That Creepy Crawler? by Sherry Shahan: See a colorful hornworm ...

Highlights presents Bubble, Bubble, Spittlebug written by Beverly J. Letchworth. Discover...

This audiobook tells about insects, such as the ladybug, that are helpful.

Bugs! See the work of an artist who makes giant sculptures of some of the world's smalles...

"Bonnie Kelley-Young's narrative voice is well suited to the subject matter and its audie...

The colorful flowers in Mama’s garden reveal a strange-looking creature. “Wha...

Ants live on every landmass on Earth except Antarctica and certain small islands. Living ...

With estimates between 5 and 8 million, beetles have more species than any other insect. ...

Did you know that dragonflies have six legs like other insects, but cannot walk? Dragonfl...

Have you ever wondered how a firefly lights up? Fireflies in some areas of the world ligh...

Grasshoppers use their back legs to jump high into the air! They often travel in swarms t...

Honey bees collect pollen and nectar from hundreds of flowers a day. This helps flowers s...

Ladybugs don’t have spots all their lives, and some never have spots. Not a plant-e...

These unique insects get their name from the position in which they hold their front legs...

This one-hundred-legged insect has been around for nearly 400 million years. Creepy crawl...

Beware of their bite! Equipped to harm plants, animals, and people, fire ants are aggress...

Hailing from the island of Madagascar, these bugs are unique. Complete with horns for cou...

Unlike the name suggests mealworms are not worms. These insects are the larvae of darklin...

These critters inhabit the dark, damp corners of the world. They live underneath rocks, l...

Scorpions are about as adaptable as they come. Able to slow its metabolism rate, they can...

Packed with less of a punch than a tiny honeybee, tarantula bites are merely harmless to ...

Much like ants, termites live a busy life. Given a certain role within the colony, each b...

Long antennae, armored bodies, and legs—lots and lots of legs. From cockroaches to ...

A spider’s silk is liquid inside its body. When it hits air, it solidifies into ela...

In The World's Biggest Insects, early fluent readers learn about insects as they explore ...

THE AMAZING VOYAGE OF NEFERTITI, THE SPIDERNAUTMost spiders spin a web and passively wait...

Buzz, buzz! A young bee has just flown out of its nest. She is in search of a flower. Soo...

Ladybugs are known for their red wings and black spots! But these insects do not start ou...

Chirp! Chirp! What’s that noise? Is it a grasshopper, or is it a cricket? This book...

Bugs! See the work of an artist who makes giant sculptures of some of the world's smalles...

Get ready for an insect adventure! This nonfiction title uses narrative text and bright i...

Ever wonder why spiders don't get trapped in their own webs? Or which female spiders eat ...

The first in an adorable, STEM nonfiction picture book series that encourages very young ...

Ever wondered which insects are considered the skunks of the insect world? Or which insec...

With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book a...