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Evolution’s weirdest: Zombie ants, exploding shrimp, and suicidal sex!
The Wasp That Brainwashed the Caterpillar
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- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
28 November 2017
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Summary
For fans of What If? and New Scientist comes this brilliantly funny and informative look at the stranger side of evolution.
Featuring:
- The zombie ants mind-controlled by a fungus
- Beautiful salamanders that can regenerate any part of their bodies, including their brains
- The mantis shrimp, which fires its club-like appendage so fast that the surrounding water becomes as hot as the surface of the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472242013 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472242017 |
| Author: | Matt Simon |
| Publisher: | Headline Publishing Group |
| Imprint: | Headline Book Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 28 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 192g |
| Dimensions: | 17mm x 129mm x 198mm |
A-Format111 × 178 mm
B-Format130 × 198 mm
129 × 198 mm
C-Format153 × 234 mm
A4210 × 297 mm
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About The Author
Matt Simon
Matt Simon is a journalist who writes Wired Science’s ‘Absurd Creature of the Week’ column. He has also edited Wired’s ‘This Day in Tech blog’, which was compiled into the book Mad Science, and writes a second column called ‘Fantastically Wrong’ that explores the strangest mistakes in folklore and science. He lives in San Francisco.
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