Text and photographs describe how a variety of spiders produce silk and use it for making webs, trapping insects for food, and for other purposes.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crabs.

Text and photographs trace the development of a chicken egg from the time it is laid until the chick is born.

Describes the life cycle of ladybugs, from egg through larva and pupa to adult, and explains how ladybugs aid humans by feeding on insect pests.

Describes the habits and life cycle of mantises, including the hatching of eggs, development of young, and final molt that produces adult insects.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the soft-bodied member of the beetle family that uses its light to attract a mate.

Examines the physical characteristics of snakes and the way in which they live.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the elephant seals, so named because of their size and the proboscis that the males have on their noses.