Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts about How Animals Adapt (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780689817397)

A wasp lays its eggs under a
caterpillar's skin so that its young can
eat the caterpillar's guts as they grow.
A young head louse makes its home
on a human hair and feasts on
human blood.
Frogs use their eyeballs to help
swallow their food.
From small worms that live in a dog's nose mucus to exploding ants to regurgitating mother gulls, this book tells of the unusual ways animals find food, shelter, and safety in the natural world.
If animals all ate the same things and lived in the same places, it would be impossible for all of them to survive. So they specialize. Some animals eat the bits that others leave behind, such as skin and mucus. They find all kinds of unusual places to shelter, including the cracks and holes in another creature's skin or its internal organs. They use their own bodies to protect themselves from predators by imitating unsavory items such as bird droppings and even by blowing up.
These habits that may seem disgusting to us are wonderful adaptations that make it possible for a great variety of creatures to live and thrive on Earth. Read about them and marvel at the amazing ways animals adapt to the natural world.

Author: Joanne Settel
ISBN-10: 0689817398
ISBN-13: 9780689817397
Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1999
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 8.34h x 10.32w x 0.41d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 1
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 39761 / Exploding Ants: Amazing Facts about How Animals Adapt

Award: Sequoyah Book Awards - Nominee

Review Citation(s):
School Library Journal 04/01/1999 pg. 156
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/1999 pg. 538
Booklist 04/15/1999 pg. 1527
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1999 pg. 341 - Recommended, Satisfactory
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/1999 pg. 341 - Recommended, Satisfactory