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Timothy J. Bradley

Consultants

Timothy Rasinski, Ph.D.

Kent State University

Lori Oczkus

Literacy Consultant

Tejdeep Kochhar

High School Biology Teacher

Based on writing from

TIME For Kids. TIME For Kids and the TIME

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TIME Inc. Used under license.

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Rane Anderson, Contributing Author

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normous creatures like whales and lions get lots

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of attention. But there are billions of unseen

creatures on our planet. Their numbers are large.

And so are their effects!

Being tiny has its advantages. These creatures

need fewer resources to survive and reproduce.

Some of the tiniest creatures are the toughest. And

they can survive conditions that would kill any

human. Dive into this strange, invisible world, and

find out just how tiny these tiny creatures can get!

dust mite

The images in this book have been

magnifiedBIG time! Some are shown at

100 times bigger than their natural size.

flea

human head louse

What are the smallest
creatures on Earth?

What are the advantages of
being small?

Why are tiny creatures so
important?

Bullet ants build their nests at the base

of trees in the rainforest. These ants have

the most painful sting in the world. Victims

shake and moan as the ants venom affects

their muscles. The intense pain lasts

for days.

Bullet ants arent aggressive creatures.

But they will defend their nest if it is

disturbed. The worker bullet ants look for

food in the top layers of the rainforest. They

use their potent sting as a way to kill prey.

Multiple stings from these little bugs can kill

a human.

The stinger and

venom are located at

the back of the bullet

ants body.

Schmidt Pain Index

Scientist Justin Schmidt has been stung by more than

150 different types of insects! Based on his experience,

he created a system to compare the stings of different

insects. Take a look at how he ranks the sting of these

nasty creatures in the Sting Pain Index.

4.0+ Bullet Ant

A sting in your toe will make you

feel as if your whole foot is on fire.

Avoid this mighty ant at all costs.

4.0 Tarantula Hawk Spider

Its about as bad as sticking your

finger in an electrical socket.

3.0 Paper Wasp

This feels like acid on a

papercut. Nasty!

2.0 Bald-faced Hornet

Experts say it feels like getting

your hand stuck in a door.

1.0 Sweat Bee

Try pulling just one hair on your

arm. It feels a bit like that.

Like many spiders, the assassin spider

is small but deadly. But it is different

from other arachnids (uh-RAK-nidz).

An assassin is a person who kills another

person in a surprise attack. Most spiders

prey on insects. But the assassin spider

preys on other spiders. Thats why they

are called assassins !

The assassin spider was only just

discovered. Scientists think there are

hundreds of new spiders still to be found.

Discovery

Forty million years ago, a tiny spider
crawled into a bubble of tree sap.
Over time, the sap hardened and
turned into amber. In the 1840s, a
piece of amber was found with a fossil
of an assassin spider in it. Before
then, no one had seen a spider like
this. Thirty years later, the first living
assassin spider was found.

Ferocious Fangs

An assassin spider stabs its prey
using the fangs at the end of its
long jaws. Its long neck allows it
to lift its massive mouth.

Assassin spiders can be found in Australia,

Madagascar, and South Africa. There are 62

species of assassin spiders around the world.

The Assassin

Strikes!

The assassin spider attacks its

prey from afar. Its head, neck,

and jaws are very longthe

perfect length for striking!

The sly assassin sneaks up to another spiders web.
It tugs on a strand and the web moves. The other
spider is excited! It thinks an insect is caught in its
web. Little does it know that the assassin is waiting.

The assassin waits

for the perfect

moment. When

the other spider

passes by, the

assassin thrusts its

sharp fangs into

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