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Venom: Poisonour Animals in the Natural World

Door Steve Backshall

Categorie
Reptielen & Amfibieën
Boeknummer
#368106-XM15
Titel
Venom: Poisonour Animals in the Natural World
Auteur
Backshall, Steve
Boektype
Gebonden
Uitgeverij
Sydney/London : New Holland Publishers
Jaar van uitgave
2011
ISBN10
1847738702
ISBN13
9781847738707
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original pictorial boards, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting
A reformatted, redesigned edition of this popular title. Poison is an everyday part of the animal world, and an essential tool for hunting and defence. A wide variety of insects, reptiles and amphibians use toxins to subdue their prey or to stop becoming prey to another predator. Even some mammals and birds resort to poison as a means of securing a meal or deterring attack! From the nine-feet long Komodo Dragon through species such as the King Cobra, Lionfish, Fat-tail Scorpion and Poison Dart-frog to the diminutive but lethal Black Widow Spider, author Steve Backshall takes a fascinating look at the different types of natural venoms. On a tour of the world's continents, he looks at over 60 of the most venomous creatures, describing their main characteristics and explaining how they admini... (Lees verder)ster their venom and what its effects are. Stunning colour photographs and exciting accounts of Steve's own encounters with some of these animals bring the world of natural venom alive He also looks at the science of natural toxins, and at how natural venoms are increasingly used in medicine and for the treatment of chronic disease in humans.
Pagina's
160
Conditie
Goed
Prijs
€ 10,00

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