Deadly Venomous Animals

Author : Christie Wilcox
Publisher : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780374712211

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Venomous by Christie Wilcox Pdf

A thrilling tale of encounters with nature’s masters of biochemistry From the coasts of Indonesia to the rainforests of Peru, venomous animals are everywhere—and often lurking out of sight. Humans have feared them for centuries, long considering them the assassins and pariahs of the natural world. Now, in Venomous, the 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. With Wilcox as our guide, 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. How do these animals go about their deadly work? How did they develop such intricate, potent toxins? Wilcox takes us around the world and down to the cellular level to find out. Throughout her journey, Wilcox meets the intrepid scientists who risk their lives studying these lethal beasts, as well as “self-immunizers” who deliberately expose themselves to snakebites. Along the way, she puts her own life on the line, narrowly avoiding being envenomated herself. Drawing on her own research, Wilcox explains how venom scientists are untangling the mechanisms of some of our most devastating diseases, and reports on pharmacologists who are already exploiting venoms to produce lifesaving drugs. We discover that venomous creatures are in fact keystone species that play crucial roles in their ecosystems and ours—and for this alone, they ought to be protected and appreciated. Thrilling and surprising at every turn, Venomous will change everything you thought you knew about the planet’s most dangerous animals.

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Lerner Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467705998

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Deadly Venomous Animals by Matt Doeden Pdf

Describes a variety of poisonous animals, including the king cobra, the inland taipan, the black widow spider, the coral snake, and the box jellyfish.

Author : Gordon Grice
Publisher : Delta
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780307568144

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The Red Hourglass by Gordon Grice Pdf

Snake venom that digests human flesh. A building cleared of every living thing by a band of tiny spiders. An infant insect eating its living prey from within, saving the vital organs for last. These are among the deadly feats of natural engineering you'll witness in The Red Hourglass, prize-winning author Gordon Grice's masterful, poetic, often dryly funny exploration of predators he has encountered around his rural Oklahoma home. Grice is a witty and intrepid guide through a world where mating ends in cannibalism, where killers possess toxins so lethal as to defy our ideas of a benevolent God, where spider remains, scattered like "the cast-off coats of untidy children," tell a quiet story of violent self-extermination. It's a world you'll recognize despite its exotic strangeness--the world in which we live. Unabashedly stepping into the mix, Grice abandons his role as objective observer with beguiling dark humor--collecting spiders and other vermin, decorating a tarantula's terrarium with dollhouse furniture, or forcing a battle between captive insects because he deems one "too stupid to live." Kill. Eat. Mate. Die. Charting the simple brutality of the lives of these predators, Grice's starkly graceful essays guide us toward startling truths about our own predatory nature. The Red Hourglass brings us face to fanged face with the inadequacy of our distinctions between normal and abnormal, dead and alive, innocent and evil.

Author : D. M. Souza
Publisher : Millbrook Press
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2007-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780822565277

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Packed with Poison! by D. M. Souza Pdf

In the ocean, a box jellyfish dangles tentacles covered with venom-filled stingers. The jellyfish uses its stingers to kill its prey. But its venom can also kill humans within minutes. The brightly colored poison dart frog is deadly to humans too. Just a speck of its poison can kill a person. These two creatures are among the most venomous and poisonous animals in the world. How do animals use their poisons? When are humans in danger?

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2015-12-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781682809099

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Deadly Animals Of The World: Poisonous and Dangerous Animals Big & Small by Baby Professor Pdf

These deadly animals should be avoided at all times. But how do children get to learn about them and appreciate them if they are not allowed to be near them? Well, here’s a book that provides the answer! This educational book will allow for a thorough study of these dangerous animals through real-life pictures and select texts. Kids would love the adventure this book presents so buy a copy today!

Author : Steve Backshall
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-02-25
Category : Science
ISBN : 0801888336

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Venomous Animals of the World by Steve Backshall Pdf

Venomous creatures such as snakes and spiders are the stuff of human nightmares. Yet toxins are a regular part of the animal world, an essential tool for hunting and defense. A surprising variety of insects, reptiles, and amphibians use venom in their daily lives, either to subdue their prey or to prevent falling victim to another predator. Precisely how many forms of wildlife are venomous is only now becoming clear. From the mighty King Cobra, which can reach over five meters in length, down to the diminutive but lethal Black Widow Spider, natural history expert Steve Backshall takes a fascinating look at more than 60 of the most venomous creatures across the world’s continents. Exciting accounts of Backshall’s personal encounters with some of nature's most dangerous animals help bring to life the world of natural venoms. He explains how different types of toxins work and highlights how some are used in medicine, including in the treatment of chronic disease in humans. A final chapter looks at the future for venomous wildlife and at why conservation measures are urgently required to ensure its continued survival. The first book of its kind on this fascinating subject, Venomous Animals of the World is illustrated throughout with stunning color photographs.

Author : Ronald Jenner,Eivind Undheim
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781588344540

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Venom by Ronald Jenner,Eivind Undheim Pdf

Venom brings readers face to face with some of the most dangerous creatures on the planet, including jellyfish, snakes, and wasps, as it uncovers the story of venom. The book explores how venom is used for predation, defense, competition, and communication by an incredible diversity of species. It examines the unique methods that these species have evolved to create and deliver their deadly toxins. The book traces venom back to its origin in early jellyfish and sea anemones, and reveals how venoms have evolved dozens of times independently all across the animal kingdom since that time. And finally, it examines the relationships between these dangerous creatures and humans. Humans have not only learned to live with them, but also to benefit from them: scientists increasingly are harnessing the power of venom to create new drugs, treatments, and anti-venoms.

Author : Gordon D. Grice
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0385335628

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Deadly Kingdom by Gordon D. Grice Pdf

Recalling his childhood encounter with a cougar on his family farm, the author of The Red Hourglass describes the life-long obsession with dangerous animals that prompted his amateur studies with virtually all dangerous creatures, from sharks and bears to alligators and spiders.

Author : Larry Slawson
Publisher : Larry Slawson
Page : 37 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-09-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : PKEY:6610000272297

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The Top 10 Deadliest Animals in the World by Larry Slawson Pdf

This eBook examines the top 10 deadliest animals in the world. It provides a direct analysis of each animal's behavioral pattern, venom toxicity (in relation to humans), as well as their general traits and characteristics.

Author : Larry Slawson
Publisher : Larry Slawson
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-21
Category : Nature
ISBN : PKEY:6610000292059

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The Top 10 Most Dangerous Animals in the World by Larry Slawson Pdf

This eBook examines the 10 most dangerous (and deadly) animals on the planet. It provides a direct analysis of each animal's behavioral pattern, level of aggression, and potential for inflicting serious harm (including death) on the human population at large.

Author : Edmund D. Brodie
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 166 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0307640744

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Venomous Animals by Edmund D. Brodie Pdf

A guide to the major groups of venomous animals in the world describing their characteristics, natural habitat, and how they use their particular type of venom.

Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : National Geographic Readers
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : Dangerous animals
ISBN : 0008266808

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Deadliest Animals by Melissa Stewart Pdf

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's book authors across four reading levels. Level 4: Independent readerPerfect for kids who are reading on their own with ease and are ready for more challenging vocabulary with varied sentence structures. They are ideal for readers of White and Lime books. Did you know that a tiny golf ball-sized creature called the blue-ringed octopus contains enough venom to kill 26 adult humans? Or why the Sydney funnel web spider is one of the most dangerous creatures in the world? In this level 4 book, kids will be fascinated by 12 species that you hope you'll never come across! Sharks, snakes, jellyfish and more - these creatures are among the most threatening - and interesting - in the world!

Author : Roger A. Caras
Publisher : Prentice Hall
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1974
Category : Science
ISBN : UCSD:31822012923967

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Venomous Animals of the World by Roger A. Caras Pdf

Identifies, explains, and categorizes the habits, haunts, and dangers of hundreds of the world's most poisonous creatures, with rich illustrations.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 29 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1788106687

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Dangerous Animals by Anonim Pdf

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780744042771

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Nature's Deadliest Creatures Visual Encyclopedia by DK Pdf

Come face-to-face with 150 of the world's scariest killer creatures, from the lion and great white shark to the tarantula, anaconda snake, golden eagle, vampire bat, and even the fierce ant! The ebook profiles every kind of animal--mammals, reptiles, birds, fish, insects, and arachnids. Chapters are arranged according to how these dangerous predators kill. Do they use jaws and claws, venom, stings, traps, tricks and cunning, or mass invasion? With more than 200 spectacular photos in the ebook, every page has a stunning image of the animal in action, with data files giving a visual e-guide to its size, distribution, diet, and habitat, as well as a rating of its "scare factor." Each profile features bite-size text that will appeal to all readers. Discover key facts about how the animal lives (is it solitary or a pack animal?), intriguing anatomy (the platypus is famously one of the few venomous mammals, but did you know that the venom comes from the hind leg on the males only?), and of course, their method of attack (such as chasing prey to exhaustion, launching an ambush, or paralyzing with poison). Further fascinating facts can also be found in the reference section, including deadly defense, family trees, toxins, and prehistoric deadly creatures that are no more.