Irresponsible Insects and Spiders

Many insects wouldn’t win any parent-of-the-year awards. The ways they care—or don’t care—for their young is downright strange. For example, blue butterflies trick red ants into looking after their offspring, and dracula ants take blood from their own larvae! Readers will love the odd adaptations they’ll read about in this high-interest volume. The accessible text is filled with fun facts, colorful illustrations, and vivid photographs that complement key ideas.