Attack of the Giant Bug

by: M. Gail Jones, Amy R. Taylor, and Michael R. Falvo

Could a bug ever be the size of a Volkswagen Beetle? Could a dragonfly be larger than a seagull? Movies often portray huge creatures that roam the Earth and sometimes terrorize humans. Could these scenarios actually happen, and if so, how? This activity explores the scale of common arthropods such as spiders and insects by demonstrating that living things have limits to their size.

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 4/1/2009Stock # PB237X_19

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