Jess FrenchMinibeasts with Jess French
Masses of Mindblowing Minibeast Facts!
Dr Jess French is a passionate zoologist, naturalist and entomologist and presents CBeebies Minibeast Adventure with Jess. Jess grew up helping her dad with his exotic invertebrate-breeding business and became fascinated by minibeasts while caring for scorpions, tarantulas and a host of other creepy crawlies. Jess has degrees in zoology and veterinary medicine and surgery. @Zoologist_Jess / www.jessfrench.co.uk
Introducing minibeasts
Part One: Eat
Mouthparts
Finding food
Ingenious feeders
Farmers
Pollination
Bloodsuckers
Part Two: Prey
Attack
Chase me, chase me
Ambush
Venom
Super silk
Web of deceit
Traps
Defence
Projectiles
Camouflage
Marvellous mimics
Colour me toxic
Escape artists
Brute force
Part Three: Love
Courtship
Choosing a mate
Ensuring paternity
Anatomy
Love songs
Fancy footwork
Slugs and snails
Caring for the young
Birthday presents
Birthday cakes
Nests
Mum's the word
Devoted dads
Cuckoos
Glossary
Author acknowledgements
Photo credits
Index