Grossopedia by Rachel Federman

Author:Rachel Federman
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780007519453
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Mellow Yellow

Have you ever seen the yellow residue left by ladybugs, maybe on your finger after you’ve been holding one? It’s blood. The colorful critters release it as a defense mechanism. The smell keeps predators away.

All the Bugs You Can Eat

Spiders each gulp down about 2,000 pesky insects a year. Flies are a favorite meal, but some eat really big stuff. Tarantulas, for example, eat mice. Good to know if you’re planning to keep either one as a pet.

Did You Know? A fishing spider feeds on small fish. We’d like to see that! Actually, we wouldn’t. But it sounds riveting in a nauseating way. These spiders don’t make webs to trap their prey, but they do make webs—for their young. Because of the care they take doing that, they’re also somewhat affectionately known as nursery web spiders.

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