New Releases by Darlyne A. Murawski

Ever had an in-your-face encounter with a caterpillar? Darlyne Murawski came eye-to-eye with a spiny caterpillar in Costa Rica—and was stung by the harmless- looking creepy-crawly. That’s one of many caterpillar close-ups in this amazing book. Readers study these insects like the experts: witness the astonishing metamorphosis from caterpillar to pupa to butterfly; see the snake-like defenses of some poisonous species; and the silk stitching of other caterpillars’ leafy hideaways.

Darlyne Murawski photographed spiders & their webs for National Geographic. Her dazzling pictures & lively narrative will show you spider webs as you¿ve never seen them before. You¿ll meet spiders that trick bees by making flower-like patterns in their webs & others that toss their webs like nets or use them like slingshots. There¿s a tiny Hawaiian spider that flings strands of silk with its hind legs to ¿lasso¿ a meal, & a spider that uses its web to make an air-bubble house -- underwater! But that¿s not all. You¿ll learn how to make invisible webs visible, about other ways spiders use their silk, & what it takes to be a National Geographic photographer. Photos.