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Masters of Defense

Maybe.you’re.fat.and.juicy..Perhaps.you’re.shiny.and.crunchy..
One.thing.is.for.sure—you’re.bite-sized!.

Life.as.a.tiny.insect.means.you’re.in.constant.danger.of.becoming.another.
animal’s.meal..That’s.why.insects.have.developed.a.whole.bunch.of.ways.to.
stay.safe—from.fighting.back.and.high-speed.escapes,.to.hiding.and.disguises.

Inside.this.book,.we’ll.see.up-close.how.some.of.Earth’s.
tiniest.creatures.stay.safe.from.predators.

Let’s discover the secret
world of insect defenses. . . . pebbles of its desert home.

Now You See Me,
Now You Don’t!

The quartz grasshopper
in this photo is hard to
spot among the rocks and

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