THE SCIENCE OF ANIMAL MOVEMENT HOW Bugs Jump BY EMMA HUDDLESTON CONTENT CONSULTANT DAVID HU PHD PROFESSOR MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GEORGIA TECH Kids Core An Imprint of Abdo Publishing abdobooks.com
Some species of katydids blend in with leaves 4
5 CHAPTER 1 Muscle Power A katydid feeds on a leaf in a tree Of its six green legs the back two stand out They are much longer than the others They help the katydid jump A bird sees the katydid The bird swoops toward the bug
