Bibliograph

Poison, sinister species with deadly consequences, Mark Siddall ; illustrations by Megan Gavin

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Poison, sinister species with deadly consequences, Mark Siddall ; illustrations by Megan Gavin

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Poison

Oclc number

828055927

Responsibility statement

Mark Siddall ; illustrations by Megan Gavin

Sub title

sinister species with deadly consequences

Summary

The curator of invetertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History provides a look at some of the world's most dangerous creatures, discussing their dangerous, sometimes lethal, and occasionally beneficial poisons

Table Of Contents

Things one shouldn't touch. Joustiong knights ; Blue persuasion ; Father of the year ; Beetlemania ; Evolution is for the birds ; Babar's bar ; All that glisters ; Advice from a caterpillar ; Asymmentrical warfare ; Pincushions -- Things one shouldn't eat. Fowl passages ; One fish, toothish ; In a pickle briny ; Blistering bell-bottomed balderdash ; Hold my beer and watch this! -- Things that sting. Stinging criticism ; Taken to heart ; The glory of the sea ; Jelly belly ; First encounters ; Unlucky thirteen ; Stinging bullets -- Things that bite. Bad Bill ; Measure for mammal ; Red-green show ; Ticked off ; Patience ; Don't tread on me

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Sinister species with deadly consequences

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