National Geographic Photo Ark Insects: Butterflies, Bees, and Kindred Creatures (The Photo Ark) - National Geographic

This book pictures more than 100 species of insects, spiders, and related creatures—some exotic, but many common in fields, forests, and neighborhoods. Amazing portraits in Sartore’s signature style—against a black or white background—capture these creatures’ multi-lens eyes, probing antennae, and iridescent bodies in living color.  

Alongside, entertaining text explains the basics of insect bodies, lives, and behavior, rich with unforgettable details. Who knew that a South American butterfly emerges from a chrysalis that glistens like gold? Or that one species of beetle has pincers as long as the rest of its body? Or that wolf spiders can purr?