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First published in 2008 by Orpheus Books Ltd.,6 Church Green,Witney, Oxfordshire, OX28 4AW

Copyright © 2008 Orpheus Books Ltd.

CCrreeaatteedd aanndd pprroodduucceedd bbyyNicholas Harris, Sarah Hartley and Erica Simms,

Orpheus Books Ltd.

TTeexxtt bbyy Nicholas Harris

IIlllluussttrraatteedd bbyy Tom Connell (Advocate Art Agency) andFiammetta Dogi

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored ina retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means,

electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, withoutthe prior written permission of the copyright owner.

ISBN 1 905473 ** *

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Printed and bound in China

WhatINSECTam I?

Nicholas Harris and Tom Connell

Orpheus

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Who’s makingthat BUZZINGsound?I live in a hive andcollect nectar fromflowers to makehoney.

We use the honey tofeed our babies. I normally mind myown business but Icould sting youif you scare me.Can you guesswho I am?

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A honeybee!When I fly, mywings move so fastthey make abuzzing sound. I spend most of mytime finding foodfor our babies.



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Whose SPOTS are these? I am a little beetle. Youwill often see me inyour garden or in yourhome. Watch me crawl upyour finger, then openmy wings and fly.Can you guess who I am?

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A ladybird!My bright colours warn other

animals that I taste bad,so they had better noteat me!I like to feed ontiny garden pestscalled aphids.

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Whose ANTLERS are these?I use my antlers to fight other malesover females to mate with. I look bigand scary, but actually I’m harmless. Can you guess who I am?




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A stag beetle!They are not antlers at all, but giantjaws. They look just like a stag’santlers (a stag is a male deer).




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Whose LEGS are these?I have a hairy body and eight legs.I live on the ground. I catch myprey by stalking them andthen pouncing on themwhen I’m close. Canyou guess who I am?




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A tarantula!To kill my prey I inject itwith poison from my fangs. Iusually eat insects, but I alsohunt larger animals likelizards, frogs or small snakes.




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Whose eyes are these?I am a colourful flying insect. I live in gardens oranywhere with lots of flowers. I feed on nectar. Can you guess who I am?




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A peacock butterfly!They are not real eyes at all, butmarkings on my wings. They scarebirds away. They look like themarkings on a peacock’s tail. That’s where I get my name from.




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Who’s carrying thoseLEAVES?I use my jaws to cut out bits of leafand carry them back to the nest. Iam not very big but I can lift thingsmuch larger and heavier than me.Can you guess who I am?




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A leafcutter ant!Look at my huge jaws! I use them to cut up the

leaves into smallerpieces. We carry the

pieces back to our nestand use them for food.




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