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Deadly Venomous Mammals!

Author : Joyce Markovics
Publisher : Bearport Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1642804088
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (428 download)

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Download or read book Deadly Venomous Mammals! written by Joyce Markovics and published by Bearport Publishing. This book was released on 2018-08-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wildlife biologist George Madani was studying wildlife on the island of Borneo when he spotted an adorable slow loris clinging to a mango tree. The tiny, furry primate was so cute that George leaned in to look at it. As he got close, the loris nipped him on the finger. Soon after, George’s mouth began to swell and he felt short of breath. He was in a very remote location. Would George be able to get help in time? Learn all about rare venomous mammals in this engrossing new narrative nonfiction book for young readers. It’s packed with exciting wildlife encounters, cutting-edge science, and loads of info about venom and its deadly effects.

Deadly Venomous Animals

Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Lerner Publications
ISBN 13 : 1467710288
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (677 download)

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Download or read book Deadly Venomous Animals written by Matt Doeden and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2013-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From snakes and spiders to snails and jellyfish, all sorts of animals carry deadly venom. And they're not afraid to use it. Bites and stings from these creatures bring pain, swelling, and even death! Find out where venomous animals lurk, and learn how a teeny tiny scorpion can take down a grown human. Just watch where you step along the way!

Venomous

Author : Christie Wilcox
Publisher : Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374712212
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Book Synopsis Venomous by : Christie Wilcox

Download or read book Venomous written by Christie Wilcox and published by Scientific American / Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2016-08-09 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Venomous Animals

Author : Edmund D. Brodie
Publisher : Random House (NY)
ISBN 13 : 9780307640741
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (47 download)

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Download or read book Venomous Animals written by Edmund D. Brodie and published by Random House (NY). This book was released on 1991 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Packed with Poison!

Author : D. M. Souza
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 0822565277
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (225 download)

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Download or read book Packed with Poison! written by D. M. Souza and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?

Venom

Author : Ronald Jenner
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344541
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Venom written by Ronald Jenner and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Venomous Animals of the World

Author : Roger A. Caras
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book Venomous Animals of the World written by Roger A. Caras and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1974 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Identifies, explains, and categorizes the habits, haunts, and dangers of hundreds of the world's most poisonous creatures, with rich illustrations.

Deadliest Animals

Author : Melissa Stewart
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 1426307586
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (263 download)

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Download or read book Deadliest Animals written by Melissa Stewart and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2011 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Young readers learn about 12 of the most deadly animals in the world, from sharks to tiny mosquitoes.

Nature's Deadliest Creatures Visual Encyclopedia

Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0744042771
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Nature's Deadliest Creatures Visual Encyclopedia written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-08-07 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Venomous Animals of the World

Author : Steve Backshall
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801888335
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (883 download)

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Download or read book Venomous Animals of the World written by Steve Backshall and published by Johns Hopkins University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-25 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals of Alabama and Adjoining States

Author : Whit Gibbons
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
ISBN 13 : 9780817304423
Total Pages : 414 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (44 download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Plants and Venomous Animals of Alabama and Adjoining States written by Whit Gibbons and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thourough introduction to poisonous plants and animals of Alabama.

Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World

Author : Bruce W. Halstead
Publisher : Darwin Press, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1512 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Book Synopsis Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World by : Bruce W. Halstead

Download or read book Poisonous and Venomous Marine Animals of the World written by Bruce W. Halstead and published by Darwin Press, Incorporated. This book was released on 1988 with total page 1512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A complete survey of a broad field of science dating back to the dawn of history is rarely attempted in the day, but the present work is an example of such a study. The scope of this work is truly comprehensive, and an effort has been made to include references to all published work which has appeared since antiquity. Persons carrying out research on these animals and their toxins know well the difficulties of surveying the literature, difficulties due in part to the appearance of much important information in sources other than research publications. There are a host of poisonous and venomous animals known to be capable of inflicting severe injuries in man, and yet chemical and pharmacological studies are nonexistent. Possible roles of most of these toxins in the ecology of the animals have not been investigated in spite of the obvious importance of this aspect. This is a definitive work in an important but neglected area of biology, and this treatise will be a major reference source for decades.

Deadly Animals Of The World: Poisonous and Dangerous Animals Big & Small

Author : Baby Professor
Publisher : Speedy Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1682809099
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (828 download)

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Download or read book Deadly Animals Of The World: Poisonous and Dangerous Animals Big & Small written by Baby Professor and published by Speedy Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2015-12-20 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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!

Poisonous Animals

Author : Edmund D. Brodie, Jr.
Publisher : Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1466864796
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Download or read book Poisonous Animals written by Edmund D. Brodie, Jr. and published by Golden Guides from St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2014-02-25 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is best viewed on a color device. This Golden Guide from St. Martin's Press is an introduction to the major groups of poisonous animals in the world, including the most deadly species. Learn about: -Dangerous stingers, fangs, and spines -The many varieties of venom, and the different ways they are used -Where poisonous animals live Includes full-color illustrations and little-known facts about some of the most remarkable animals on earth.

Venomous Animals and Their Venoms

Author : Wolfgang Bücherl
Publisher : Elsevier
ISBN 13 : 1483263630
Total Pages : 732 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (832 download)

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Download or read book Venomous Animals and Their Venoms written by Wolfgang Bücherl and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2013-09-17 with total page 732 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Venomous Animals and their Venoms focuses on the comprehensive presentation of the entire field of the venomous members of the animal kingdom, chemistry and biochemistry of venoms, and pharmacological actions and their antigenic properties. The selection first offers information on the development of knowledge about venoms and the platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) and its venomous characteristics, including biology, venom apparatus, properties of venom, and significance of venom apparatus in Ornithorhynchus. The text then elaborates on the classification, biology, and description of the venom apparatus of insectivores of the genera Solenodon, Neomys, and Blarina and the chemistry and pharmacology of insectivore venoms. The publication takes a look at karyotypes, sex chromosomes, and chromosomal evolution in snakes and coagulant, proteolytic, and hemolytic properties of some snake venoms. Topics include hemolytic property, karyotypes of South American snakes, sex chromosomes, methods for the study of chromosomes of reptiles, and chromosomal evolution. The selection is a vital source of data for readers interested in venomous animals and their venoms.

Venomous Animals of Arizona

Author : Robert Lloyd Smith
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Venomous Animals of Arizona written by Robert Lloyd Smith and published by . This book was released on 1982 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides warnings about potentially life-threatening species, suggests precautions to avoid envenomation, and outlines procedures in the event of envenomation, plus information on appearance, behavior and ecological roles.

The Red Hourglass

Author : Gordon Grice
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0307568148
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book The Red Hourglass written by Gordon Grice and published by Delta. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.