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Wilcox, Christie, 1985-
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Poisonous animals.
Dangerous animals.
Venom.
Toxins.
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Wilcox, Christie, 1985-
Poisonous animals.
Dangerous animals.
Venom.
Toxins.
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Venomous : how earth's deadliest creatures mastered biochemistry / Christie Wilcox.
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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.
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