Spineless wonders: strange tales from the invertebrate world
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With this fascinating book, award-winning journalist Richard Conniff satisfies your cravings for the thrill and horror of formication-that chilling sensation of something crawling across your skin. Blending humor and sophistication, he introduces you to a host of spineless creatures, from moths to leeches, and the extraordinary enthusiasts who study them. For over 20 years, the author has trekked through jungles, oceans, and deserts in search of invertebrates. Off the coast of Florida, he encounters bizarre, giant squid and the scientists who dine on the extra specimens. He chases ground spiders in the Amazon with a collector who keeps 2,000 pet tarantulas. And while covering the invasion of fire ants in Texas, he attends a festival featuring a roundup of the angry insects. Packed with anecdotes and astonishing facts, Spineless Wonders will fill you with a sense of marvel for the thousands of animals who inhabit the invertebrate world. As you hear Richard M. Davidson's dramatic narration, you will gaze on crawling creatures with new respect and appreciation instead of fear and loathing.
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subject_facet | Invertebrates Science | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | Spineless wonders : strange tales from the invertebrate world | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | Spineless wonders : strange tales from the invertebrate world / Richard Conniff ; illustrations by Sally Bensusen Spineless wonders : strange tales from the invertebrate world [electronic resource] / Richard Conniff | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | Spineless wonders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_sub | strange tales from the invertebrate world | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Invertebrates Science |