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photograph. He got the angle right this time.
    â€œGood old Scratch and Sniff!” cheered Danny as their furry friends disappeared behind Mrs. Sharpe’s greenhouse.
    Back at the Phillips’s yard, Mom was being cheered by the crowd. She’d won! Even Jenny came outside to join in the celebration.
    â€œUgh! Flies! How disgusting!” she squealed, when she heard about the drama. “I bet Danny freaked out.”
    â€œNope,” said Danny. “Flies are brilliant. I will never squash a fly again. Flies are my friends.” He wandered off as Petty sidled up to Josh.
    â€œSo—are you both quite all right?” she checked, peering at him closely. “No aftereffects?”
    â€œNot me,” said Josh. He pointed at Danny. “Not so sure about him though . . . ”
    Danny’s nose twitched as he stared longingly at the trash can. Danny began to drool.
    â€œDanneeeeee!” called Josh.
    â€œI—can’t—help—it . . . ” wailed Danny, running his hands over the lid.
    â€œSPIDER!” shouted Josh. Danny hurtled off the trash can and ran into the house. He nearly collided with Jenny as she walked back toward the house.
    â€œOh why must you always bug me?” yelled Jenny. “And what are you doing over there, Josh?”
    â€œUm . . . nothing,” said Josh, sniffing at the trash can lid. He ran after Danny before he could give in to the urge to lick the gooey bits. “Gotta fly!”



antennae: long, thin feelers, protruding from an insect’s forehead. Flies use their antennae to smell and feel their surroundings.
    bluebottle: a type of fly with a metallic blue and green thorax. Bluebottles are covered in black bristly hairs. They make a noisy buzzing sound when they fly. They are about half an inch long.
    cellular: something made from a group of living cells
    hexagonal: a shape that has six sides
    hijack: to take control of something by force
    hologram: a picture made up of laser beams that appear three-dimensional (3-D)
    insect: animals with six legs and three body parts—the head, the thorax, and the abdomen
    locusts: insects that breed very quickly and fly in large groups called swarms. A swarm of locusts can cause a lot of damage to crops.
    mammal: animals that give birth to live young and feed them with their own milk. Humans and rats are mammals.
    palps: feelers that spiders use to search for food
    plague: sometimes known as the Black Death, the plague was a serious illness. Fleas living on rats carried the disease and spread it to humans.
    proboscis: a long sucking organ or mouthpart. Flies use their proboscis to suck up food.
    reptiles: cold-blooded animals. Lizards and snakes are reptiles.
    thorax: the section of an insect’s body between the head and abdomen
    topiary: pruning (or trimming) bushes and hedges into attractive shapes
    vermin: animals or insects that can damage crops or carry disease. Rats are often described as vermin.

BOOKS
    Want to brush up on your bug knowledge? Here’s a list of books dedicated to creepy-crawlies.
    Glaser, Linda. Not a Buzz to Be Found . Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2012.
    Heos, Bridget. What to Expect When You’re Expecting Larvae: A Guide for Insect Parents (and Curious Kids) . Minneapolis: Millbrook Press, 2011.
    Markle, Sandra. Insect World series. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications, 2008.
    WEBSITES
    Find out more about nature and wildlife using the websites below.
    BioKids
http://www.biokids.umich.edu/critters/
The University of Michigan’s Critter Catalog has a ton of pictures of different kinds of bugs and information on where they live, how they behave, and their predators.
    National Geographic Kids
http://video.nationalgeographic.com/video/kids/animals-pets-kids/bugs-kids
Go to this fun website to watch clips from National Geographic about all sorts of creepy-crawlies.
    U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
http://www.fws.gov/letsgooutside/kids.html
This website has