Bug Zone - Food - slow food

Sep 29, 2026

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Bug Zone introduces how bugs hunt, kill, and survive, explaining different hunting strategies such as stalking, ambushing, sticky web trapping, and trap-setting. It highlights specific predators and techniques, including scorpionflies ambushing from branches, spiders using webs or active hunting, and fast hunters like tiger beetles alongside slower ladybirds. The text also covers aerial and underwater feeding methods, including robberflies and dragonflies capturing prey in flight, ending with key terms and an index.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryStory & Novel

FormatPDF

Pages36

Reading Time55 min

AccessFree to download

Contents

How do bugs hunt?

How do bugs kill?

Words to remember

Index

Bug Zone BugTheG1SJ 595 38043267983316 Bug Zone Bug Hunters Barbara Taylor Chrysalis Children's Books First published in the UK in 2003 byhrysalis Children's Books Hnimprint of Chrysalis Books Group Plche Chrysalis Building,Bramley Road,London W106SP Poperback edition first published in 2005 Copyright C Chrysalis Books Group Plc 2003Text by Barbara Taylor All rights reserved.No part of this book may be reproduced or utilised in any form or by any means,electronic or mechanical,including photocopying,recordingor by any information storage and retrieval system,without permission in writing from thepublisher,except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages in a review. ISBN 1841388165 (hbISBN 1844582663(pb) | KNOWSLEY LIBRARY
SERVICE | | | --- | --- | | 267983316 | | | Bertrams | 583151 | | J595 | | | k | | British Library Cataloguing in Publication Datafor this book is available from the British Library. Editorial manager:Joyce Bentley Assistant editor:Clare Chambers Project manager and editor:Penny Worms Designer:Angie Allison Picture researcher:Jenny Barlow Consultant:Michael Chinery Printed in Hong Kong10987654321 Words in bold can be found in the glossary on page 30. All reasonable efforts have been made to trace the relevant copyright holders of the images contained withinthis book.If we were unable to reach you,please contact Chrysalis Education. B=bottom;C=centre;L=leff;R=right;T=top. Front Cover Montage main)RSPCA Photolibrary/Wild Images/Andrew Mounter BLM&PFogden BCL FLPA/L.West BCR Papilio/Ken Wilson BR RSPCA Photolibrary/D.W Bevan Back Cover LFLPA/Minden Pictures/M.Moffett RM&PFogden 1 /see cover)4 FLPA/Minden Pictures/M.Moffet 5 T Papilio/Michael MaconachieB /see cover)6 RSPCA Photolibrary/Wild Images/Rupert Barrington 7 /see cover)8 Papilio/RobertPickett 9 FLPA/Silvestris 10 FLPA/D.Maslowski 71 T Ecoscene/Williams BM&PFogden 12 and 13FLPA/L.West 14 /see coverl 15 T RSPCA Photolibrary/Wild Images/Carol Buchanan BM&PFogden 16 Corbis/Gallo Images/Anthony Bannister 17 Ecoscene/Wayne Lawler 18 (see cover)79M&PFogden 20 Papilio/Ken Wilson 21 FLPA/Minden Pictures/M.Moffett 22 (seecover)23 FLPA/B.Casals 24 FLPA/L.West 25M&P Fogden 26 FLPA/Foto Natura/Jvan Arkel 27 FLPA/T.Davidson 28 and 29 M&P Fogden. Contents 4 6 How do bugs hunt?Fast food...slow food In-flight meals and submarine snacks8 Ultimate ambush10Stalking spidersSticky trapsHidden traps 121416 How do bugs kill?18 Giant jaws20 Clasping claws,deadly jaws22 Poison swords24 Kids'meals26 Group attack28 Words to remember30 Index32 How do bugs hunt? Jumping spiders hunt like tigers-they prowl around andthen pounce. There are three main ways for a bugto hunt.Some bugs stalk and chasetheir prey.Others ambush theirvictims by hiding or staying still,ready to grab a meal. Hanging scorpionflies ambush theirprey.They danglefrom branchesand catch passingbugs with theirback legs. Only abouthalf of all spidersspin webs to catchfood.The othershunt or ambushtheir prey.A few bug hunters settraps for their prey.Many spiders spinsticky webs totrap bug meals.5 ct food…slow foo 0O Some of the fastest bug huntersare adult tiger beetles.They arevery fast runners,zooming alongon their long legs. Tiger beetles have large eyesto see their prey and bitingjaws to crunch Tiger beetlescan zip along at upto 2.6 km/h.This is nearly as fastas a person walkingnormally.This ladybirdand its larvaeare having a tastygreenfly meal. The slowest hunters are probablyladybirds.They slowly march upand down plants until they bumpinto a group of greenfly. n-flight meals n sybmarine snocksRobberflies grabtheir preywith theirhairy legs asthey fly.Dragonfliescatch food likethis too. Bugs catch prey in the air and underthe water as well as on land.Someflying bugs jump from a perch to graba meal as it flies past.Others catchtheir prey in flight.

FAQs

What are the main ways bugs hunt?

The book describes three main hunting approaches: stalking and chasing, ambushing by hiding or staying still, and using traps such as sticky webs.

How do spider hunting methods differ?

About half of spiders spin webs to catch food, while the others hunt or ambush their prey instead.

Which bugs are highlighted as fast or slow hunters?

Adult tiger beetles are described as very fast runners, while ladybirds are presented as among the slowest hunters that move until they encounter prey.

Sep 29, 2026

Uploaded by Stanley