Bug hunter

Describes what is involved in studying bugs and presents projects and activities for collecting and observing them.

Main Author: Burnie, David (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, New York : [Washington, DC] : DK Publishing ; Smithsonian Enterprises, 2015.
Edition: Revised edition.
Series: Smithsonian handbooks.
Eyewitness explorers.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The world of bugs
  • Essential equipment
  • Bug habitats
  • Hide and seek
  • Tricks and traps
  • Insects in the air
  • After dark
  • Butterfly bar
  • Raising caterpillars
  • Making a moth trap
  • Feeding at flowers
  • Training honeybees
  • Bee homes
  • Insect architects
  • On the trail
  • Friends and enemies
  • Growing a home
  • Mines and galleries
  • Fun with flies
  • Soaking up the sun
  • Freshwater insects
  • Spiders
  • Web watch
  • Good vibrations
  • Hanging by a thread
  • Spiders without webs
  • Family life
  • Life in leaf litter
  • Decisions, decisions
  • Earthworms
  • Building a wormery
  • Helping bugs
  • Bug classification.