The wasp that brainwashed the caterpillar : evolution's most unbelievable solutions to life's biggest problems
Simon, Matt2016
Books, Manuscripts
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 sun; the Antechinus, whose runaway testosterone levels cause them to have so much sex during their three-week mating season that they bleed internally, go blind, and drop dead.
Main title:
The wasp that brainwashed the caterpillar : evolution's most unbelievable solutions to life's biggest problems / Matt Simon ; illustrated by Vladimir Stankovic.
Imprint:
London : Headline, 2016.London : Headline, 2016.
Collation:
xii, 260 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781472242037 (hbk)
Dewey class:
591.4
Language:
English
BRN:
1625513