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OverviewDid you know that the peacock mantis shrimp has the most powerful punch on Earth? That vampire spiders are attracted to your smelly socks? That the lesser water boatman is the loudest animal in the world and its instrument is its own penis? Or that concave-eared frogs have a secret language that only males can hear? From the mother-eating black-lace weaver spiders to Texas horned lizards that can shoot jets of poisonous blood from their eyes, this book from fearless science blogger Becky Crew will introduce you to a menagerie of the world's weirdest animals. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Rebecca CrewPublisher: UNSW Press Imprint: UNSW Press ISBN: 9781742233215ISBN 10: 174223321 Pages: 272 Publication Date: 01 October 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviews<p> This quirky little blog serves up science with a healthy dose of snark. --Jennifer Ouellette, science writer, Washington Post , Nature , and New Scientist , on Running Ponies Author InformationBecky Crew is online editor of the Australian magazine COSMOS, the cofounder of the Running Ponies blog, and the recipient of the Australian Science Blogger of the Year Award. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |