Extreme Bugs

by Leslie Mertz

Extreme Bugs takes a magnifying glass to some of the most striking and bizarre insects imaginable. From the Madagascar moon moth and rainbow leaf beetle to mantids and the billygoat plum caterpillar, all of the insects featured here have spectacular colors, patterns, shapes, behavior, or other extreme characteristics.

224 pages, Paperback

First published December 1, 2007

About the author

Leslie Mertz is a freelance writer and the author of eight books. Many of them deal with plants, animals, and the natural world. She holds a Ph.D. in biology, teaching at a biological field station in Michigan during the summer."