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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Booklist Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Wilcox, Christie, 1985-     Subjects     Poisonous animals.     Dangerous animals.     Venom.     Toxins.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wilcox, Christie, 1985-       by title:      Venomous : how earth...       by call number:      591.65 W667v     Search the Web     Wilcox, Christie, 1985-     Poisonous animals.     Dangerous animals.     Venom.     Toxins.       MARC Display

Venomous : how earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry / Christie Wilcox. by Wilcox, Christie, 1985- Scientific American/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2016. Call #: 591.65 W667v Subjects Poisonous animals.   Dangerous animals.   Venom.   Toxins. ISBN:  9780374537104 (pbk.) 9780374283377 (hc.) Description:  xiii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Masters of physiology -- Death becomes them -- Of mongeese and men -- To the pain -- Bleed it out -- All the better to eat you with -- Don't move -- Mind games -- Lethal lifesavers. Summary:  "Biologist Christie Wilcox investigates and illuminates the animals of our nightmares, arguing that they hold the keys to a deeper understanding of evolution, adaptation, and immunity. She reveals just how venoms function and what they do to the human body. We encounter a jellyfish with tentacles covered in stinging cells that can kill humans in minutes; a two-inch caterpillar with toxic bristles that trigger hemorrhaging; and a stunning blue-ringed octopus capable of inducing total paralysis"--Provided by publisher. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Halifax North Memorial Public Library Adult Nonfiction 591.65 W667v Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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