adaptation

Examines animals who can see in the dark, including different kinds of cats, sea creatures, and bugs. Features a glossary, a website for further information, and color photographs.

This book looks at predatory animals--animals that hunt--and includes chapters on lions, sharks, crocodiles, spiders, and more.

Triggering a Venus flytrap takes the lightest touch from an insect s wing or a spider s legs. Unlike many plants the Venus flytrap doesn t only get nutrition from photosynthesis. Readers learn all about how the Venus flytrap draws in bugs to eat as well as how they re digested by the plant. The main content includes science curriculum information such as plant structures habitat facts and other unique elements of this plant s life cycle. Fun fact boxes and full color photographs provide readers with the juicy details of how the trap works and what it looks like in action.

Explores the weird and unusual solutions that have developed through evolution to the challenges of survival in the animal world. Includes the tongue-eating isopod, the diving bell spider, the assassin bug, and more.

Some animals’ bodies can lead readers to question the purpose of their weird features. This book has the answers they’re looking for.

Learn many interesting and strange facts about animals in this title.

Examines a variety of plants that have developed deadly characteristics to adapt to their environment.

Describes how animals adapt to survive, discussing camouflage, mimicry, poisons, defense, adaptations to weather, feeding, and mating.

Discusses various animal adaptations and how those animals use them for survival.

In the natural world, beauty can be many things - including what we might find repulsive. The bizarre can be attractive and provide the edge a creature needs to succeed in a difficult environment.