Exploding Ants and Other Amazing Defenses

Exploding Ants and Other Amazing Defenses
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512436607

What do animals do when they're under attack? Some run. Some hide. But did you know that some animals defend themselves from predators by fighting back? The animals in this book defend themselves in some pretty amazing ways—including methods that use slime, blood, or poison! There's a lizard that can shoot blood from its eyes and an ant that explodes for the good of the colony. Read this book to learn more about these amazing animals and the ways they defend themselves!

Trap-Door Spiders and Other Amazing Predators

Trap-Door Spiders and Other Amazing Predators
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512431168

Presents information about predatory animals and describes the incredible techniques like stealth, speed, and cooperation they use to hunt and kill their prey.

Deadly Weapons

Deadly Weapons
Author: Joanne Mattern
Publisher:
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2019
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1634404203

Strong jaws, razor-sharp teeth, exploding gases! Discover some of the super weapons in Earth's animal kingdom.

Chemical Cover

Chemical Cover
Author: Emma Carlson Berne
Publisher: Enslow Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2019-07-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1978508107

Many mammals, reptiles, fish, and amphibians produce chemicals in their bodies in order to ward off predators. Some manufacture poisons or smelly or painful substances in their own bodies. Others acquire these chemicals through their diet. Engaging text and eye-catching photographs invite readers to delve into the world of stinky sprays, poisonous skin, and slimy goo in order to understand how animals use these chemicals to defend themselves. A discussion of humans' relationship to chemical weapons helps deepen students' understanding of chemicals as defense, while fast facts and lively sidebars explore unusual venoms and behaviors.

Dancing Bees and Other Amazing Communicators

Dancing Bees and Other Amazing Communicators
Author: Mary Lindeen
Publisher: Lerner Publications (Tm)
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512425451

"A high-interest look at how a variety of animals communicate with one another, from clicks and rumblings to dancing and plumage displays"--

The Insects

The Insects
Author: R. F. Chapman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 963
Release: 2012-11-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1107310458

The Insects has been the standard textbook in the field since the first edition published over forty years ago. Building on the strengths of Chapman's original text, this long-awaited 5th edition has been revised and expanded by a team of eminent insect physiologists, bringing it fully up-to-date for the molecular era. The chapters retain the successful structure of the earlier editions, focusing on particular functional systems rather than taxonomic groups and making it easy for students to delve into topics without extensive knowledge of taxonomy. The focus is on form and function, bringing together basic anatomy and physiology and examining how these relate to behaviour. This, combined with nearly 600 clear illustrations, provides a comprehensive understanding of how insects work. Now also featuring a richly illustrated prologue by George McGavin, this is an essential text for students, researchers and applied entomologists alike.

Thousand-Mile Fliers and Other Amazing Migrators

Thousand-Mile Fliers and Other Amazing Migrators
Author: Rebecca E. Hirsch
Publisher: Lerner Classroom
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2017
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 151243115X

Introduces readers to migratory animals who travel thousands of miles by flying, swimming, or even walking.

Frozen Frogs and Other Amazing Hibernators

Frozen Frogs and Other Amazing Hibernators
Author: Mary Lindeen
Publisher: Lerner Publications ™
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2017-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1512436631

When it gets colder during the winter, we can go inside and turn up the heat. But what do animals that live outside do? Some of them survive the winter by hibernating. These animals manage to stay alive by slowing down their heart rates, curling up tight in their shells, or even freezing themselves! Read this book to learn more about the amazing animals that hibernate.

The Theory of Anti-Everything

The Theory of Anti-Everything
Author: Fernando H. De Marchi
Publisher: Simplíssimo
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2020-06-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 8582457871

The present work proposes a tour from quantum physics to genetic engineering, going through us and a little further. It is a subtle and deep ride that dives into mankind's biggest mysteries. The proposal is to present scientific knowledge through an accessible language, worthy of a science fiction author. However, the author uses his academic knowledge to approach the subject with seriousness, in which the theoretical base is the fruit of an extensive research aiming to bring updated information, supported by renowned books and articles. In a beautiful fusion of the complicated and the subtle, the objective is to simply challenge you to think about everything and the anti-everything, through an unusual and surprising plot. Some of the approached subjects: Fundamental forces, Theory of Everything, space-time, multiverse, string theory, M theory, Big Bang, general and special relativity, DNA, genetic engineering, chemical weapons, heredity, stem cells, genetic enhancement, cloning, programed death, telomerase, antimatter, dark matter, dark energy, quantum mechanics, double slit experiment, quantum leap, quantum entanglement, quantum teleportation, chemical evolution, RNA world, panspermia, God and us.