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Find out why bugs are so important - to humans, animals and the survival of our planet
List of contents
- 1: Why are bugs so great?;
- 2: What are bugs?;
- 3: Super worms;
- 4: Powerful pollinators;
- 5: Brilliant bees;
- 6: Beautiful butterflies & moths;
- 7: Mimic hoverflies;
- 8: Farmer ants;
- 9: Clever beetles;
- 10: Wonderful wasps;
- 11: Marvellous millipedes;
- 12: Centipedes in action!;
- 13: Body snatchers;
- 14: Poo eaters;
- 15: Water wonders;
- 16: Space travellers;
- 17: Bug banquet;
- 18: Doctor bug;
- 19: Insect moneymakers;
- 20: Web of life;
- 21: The future for bugs;
- 22: You can do your bit, too;
- 23: lossary;
- 24: Further information;
- 25: Index;
About the author
Buglife is the Invertebrate Conservation Trust, a charity dedicated to conservation, education and policy change to protect insects, bugs and invertebrates. Buglife is the only organisation in Europe devoted to the conservation of all invertebrates, actively working everything from bees to beetles, worms to woodlice and jumping spiders to jellyfish. Steve Backshall is Buglife's President, with Nick Baker, Gillian Burke, Maya Leonard, Alan Stubbs and Edward O. Wilson as Vice Presidents.Qu Lan was born and raised in China and has been living in France after graduation from the China Academy of Art. She works as freelance illustrator & designer and collaborates with numerous major publishers. Her artwork has been exhibited regularly and she has received worldwide awards.
Summary
Written by the charity, Buglife, the Invertebrate Conservation Trust, this book will tell you why bugs are SO important - to humans, animals and the survival of our planet!
Our amazing bugs are in trouble. Without bugs, plants would not be able to make flowers or fruit. If bugs disappeared, so would strawberries, apples, beans and tomatoes, and even chocolate. Without them, we couldn't grow enough food to feed us all. If we lost bugs, we would also lose creatures who depend on them for survival, such as songbirds, badgers, bats and fish.
Did you know that one in three mouthfuls of our food depends on insect pollination? Or that honey, oranges and silk would not exist without invertebrates? Ninety per cent of wildflowers would become extinct if there were no bugs were pollinating them.
This book shows the reasons why bugs are so important, to humans, animals and the survival of our planet. You can also discover what you can do to help protect bugs.
This book is for children aged 7+ and supports science work in schools by looking at different animals, adaptation, food chains, life cycles, habitats and climate change.
Foreword
Find out why bugs are so important - to humans, animals and the survival of our planet
