Insect world -- What is an insect? -- Insect habitats -- Life in a case -- Inside insects -- Insect senses -- Insect behavior -- Insects on the move -- Beetles -- Wings -- Insect flight -- Dragonflies and damselflies -- Predatory insects -- Skaters and swimmers -- Tricks and traps -- Feeding on blood -- Two-winged flies -- Parasitic insects -- Feeding on plants -- Feeding on flowers -- True bugs -- Scavengers and recyclers -- Insect defenses -- Camouflage and mimicry -- Crickets and grasshoppers -- Insect reproduction -- Courtship and mating -- Eggs and young -- Growing up -- Changing shape -- Butterflies and moths -- Insect lifespans -- Surviving extremes -- Social insects -- Bees, wasps, and ants -- Insect architects -- Life in a group -- Swarms -- Migration -- Insects and people -- Studying insects -- Reference section -- Insect classification -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments.
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