Worlds Strangest Creepycrawlies

Enter the weird and wonderful world of creepy-crawlies. With jaw-dropping facts and amazing photos, we reveal each creature’s seriously strange characteristics and the unusual ways they hunt, eat or defend themselves.They’re sometimes hard to spot, but there are a mind-boggling 10 billion billion bugs on the planet. Our animal experts have unearthed 40 of the planet’s most bizarre species and ranked them in order of their oddness!

And with our ‘strange-o-meter’, they can compare each animal based on its creepiness, fight factor and superpowers!Creepy-crawlies include:Elephant beetleHickory horned devilHappy-face spiderZombie snailLeafcutter antFroghopperSpiny devil katydidGoliath birdeater spiderGiant wetaAsian giant hornetScorpionDeath’s-head hawkmothBird-dung crab spiderExploding antOther titles in the series include:World’s Strangest PredatorsWorld’s Strangest PlacesWorld’s Strangest Ocean BeastsAbout Lonely Planet Kids: Come explore! Inside World’s Strangest Creepy-Crawlies, kids will discover the tiny terror that blows itself up to save its friends, a creature so well disguised even its own species can’t see it, and a giant spider the size of a dinner plate. Let’s start an adventure.

Lonely Planet Kids excites and educates children about the amazing world around them. Combining astonishing facts, quirky humour and eye-catching imagery, we ignite their curiosity and encourage them to discover more about our planet. Every book draws on our huge team of global experts to help share our continual fascination with what makes the world such a diverse and magnificent place – inspiring children at home and in school.Important Notice: The digital edition of this book may not contain all of the images found in the physical edition.