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Downer, Ann, 1960-
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Invertebrates -- Psychology -- Juvenile literature.
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Downer, Ann, 1960-
Invertebrates -- Psychology -- Juvenile literature.
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Smart and spineless : exploring invertebrate intelligence / by Ann Downer.
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Downer, Ann, 1960-
Twenty-First Century Books, c2016.
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592
.13
D748s
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Invertebrates -- Psychology -- Juvenile literature.
ISBN:
9781467737395 (lib. bdg. alk. paper)
1467737399 (lib. bdg. alk. paper)
Description:
88 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:
When we think of intelligent creatures, we often think of vertebrates, or animals with spinal columns and relatively large brains. We don't usually think of invertebrates, or animals without a spine. But invertebrates can be astonishingly intelligent. These animals exhibit surprising feats of learning, memory, and problem-solving using their relatively simple, tiny brains some the size of a sesame seed or even smaller. In fact, some intelligent invertebrates have no brain at all! Scientists around the world are putting invertebrate intelligence to use in mind-boggling ways. Engineers are designing swarmbots based on bees to take part in search-and-rescue efforts. And materials scientists are basing a new, tough ceramic on the structure of a mantis shrimp's claw. In Smart and Spineless, readers will be challenged to think in a whole new way about what it means to be smart!
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