13 Ways to Eat a Fly by Sue Heavenrich

Author:Sue Heavenrich [Heavenrich, Sue]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charlesbridge
Published: 2020-01-15T00:00:00+00:00

Edible parts of a fly

Thorax—crunchy on the outside,

meaty on the inside

Wings (one pair)—

may tickle your throat

Abdomen—

soft and chewy

Jointed legs (three pairs)—

not much meat

Compound eyes—

can see predators

coming from any direction

Antennae—

high in fiber

Books

French, Jess. The Book of Brilliant Bugs. Illustrated by Claire

McElfatrick. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2020.

Gravel, Elise. The Fly. Toronto: Tundra Books, 2014.

Heos, Bridget. I, Fly: The Buzz About Flies and How Awesome

They Are. Illustrated by Jennifer Plecas. New York:

Henry Holt, 2015.

Murawski, Darlyne, and Nancy Honovich. Ultimate Bugopedia:

The Most Complete Bug Reference Ever. Washington, DC:

National Geographic Children’s Books, 2013.

Spelman, Lucy. Animal Encyclopedia: 2,500 Animals with

Photos, Maps, and More! Washington, DC: National

Geographic Children’s Books, 2012.

Websites

“A Tour of the World’s Weird and Wonderful Flies.”

http://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/a-tour-of-the-

worlds-weird-and-wonderful-flies/

This Science Friday podcast features Erica McAlister, senior

curator at the Natural History Museum in London.

“A Tour of the World’s Weird and Wonderful Flies.”

http://www.sciencefriday.com/segments/a-tour-of-the-

worlds-weird-and-wonderful-flies/

This Science Friday podcast features Erica McAlister, senior

curator at the Natural History Museum in London.

Animal Diversity Web, Diptera

https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Diptera/pictures/

This website by the University of Michigan Museum of Zoology

includes photographs and illustrations of flies.

BioKIDS Critter Catalog

http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/

This website by the University of Michigan contains

information about common fly-eating animals found in

Michigan and elsewhere.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.