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Paleo bugs : survival of the creepiest / written and illustrated by Timothy J. Bradley.

Summary:

If you think today's insects are creepy, wait till you see what wriggled and slithered through the world hundreds of millions of years ago! Learn how insects survived catastrophic events that completely wiped out other creatures. See whic of their strange adaptations can still be found in insects today. Grab your flyswatter and get ready for Paleo bugs!

Record details

ISBN: 9780811860222
ISBN: 0811860221
Physical Description: 44, 4 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Publisher: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, ©2008.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 46-47).

Formatted Contents Note:

Timeline -- What is an arthropod? -- Paleozoic arthropods and their relatives -- Sanctacaris/Marella -- Calymene/Pterygotus -- Limuloides -- Myriacantherpestes/Rhyniognatha -- Meganeura -- Arthropleura -- Mesotarbus -- Aphthoroblattina -- Mesozoic arthropods and their relatives -- Archaeolepis/Heptagenia -- Aphrodiites (dung beetle) -- Eryon/Icriocarcinus -- Protoparevania (wasp) -- Sphecomyrma (ant) -- Cenozoic arthropods and their relatives -- Prodryas (butterfly) -- Arthropods today.