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Discover a spine-tingling collection of toxic animals, and learn about the astonishing strategies they use to deliver venom and poison. Creatures from all around the animal kingdom wield a mysterious weapon that is key to their survival: poison! These sophisticated concoctions are designed with precision to defy predators or subdue prey. Big-eyed fuzzy critters with a deadly bite; tiny flashy octopuses that can kill in minutes; sinister spiders, snakes and scorpions...

Table of Contents
Introduction to Poison

The Beasts
Poison Dart Frogs
Venomous Mammals
Palythoa and Sea Anemones
Toxic Birds
Gila Monster
Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus
Snakes
Jellyfish
Toxic Fish
Ants
Spiders
Scorpions
Cone Snails

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Toxic

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    A Hardback by Ico Romero Reyes, Tània García

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 15/09/2022
      ISBN13: 9780500652916, 978-0500652916
      ISBN10: 0500652910
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Discover a spine-tingling collection of toxic animals, and learn about the astonishing strategies they use to deliver venom and poison. Creatures from all around the animal kingdom wield a mysterious weapon that is key to their survival: poison! These sophisticated concoctions are designed with precision to defy predators or subdue prey. Big-eyed fuzzy critters with a deadly bite; tiny flashy octopuses that can kill in minutes; sinister spiders, snakes and scorpions...

      Table of Contents
      Introduction to Poison

      The Beasts
      Poison Dart Frogs
      Venomous Mammals
      Palythoa and Sea Anemones
      Toxic Birds
      Gila Monster
      Greater Blue-Ringed Octopus
      Snakes
      Jellyfish
      Toxic Fish
      Ants
      Spiders
      Scorpions
      Cone Snails

      A Day in the Life of a Toxicologist

      Test Your Knowledge: A Quiz

      More Poisonous Facts

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