All insects belong to the phylum Arthropoda. But unlike other arthropods—like lobsters, spiders, or millipedes—insects have three pairs of jointed legs, segmented bodies, an exoskeleton ...

This story appears in the September 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine ... As the vertebrate monsters have waxed and waned, the insects have gone on mating and hatching and, as they ...

Bet You Didn’t Know! 2: outrageous, awesome, out of-this-world facts!” This quirky book is by the staff at National Geographic Kids. The book is packed with colorful pictures and all sorts ...