Imagine being able to jump over your own house! How about a meal of blood or elephant droppings? Think what it would be like to walk around with your skeleton on the outside. Such is the life of insects. In this book, you ll learn about the most numerous animals on the planet. Explore colonies where millions of insects work together to survive. Learn how insects taste through their feet and see colors that we can t. Watch how insects talk to each...

Learn about some of nature's strangest plant specimens!

From the waves crashing to shore to the frigid, murky depths, life is everywhere in the ocean. Strange, mysterious, amazing animals that can change colors, sing songs, and hunt in total darkness can be found in each of the world s seven seas. In these pages, you ll meet giant squids with eyes bigger than dinner plates, visit thick kelp forests hidden beneath the surface that are home to millions of fish and playful otters, and meet mammals who decided...