Superpowers of Nature

Superpowers of Nature

Wild Wonders of the World

Feterman, Georges

Quarto Publishing PLC

09/2022

96

Mole

Inglês

9780711278110

15 a 20 dias

449

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Contents
Introduction
SENSORY WONDERS
Electric Eel: Dangerous Voltage
Tarsiers: Night Vision
Platypus: Electricity Detection
Jumping Spider: Panoramic Sight
Common Octopus: Super Intelligence
Horseshoe Bats: Radar Echo
Stoat: Seasonal Transformation
METAMORPHOSIS
Stick and Leaf Insects: Total Invisibility
Chameleons: Color Imitation
Hover Flies: Protective Disguise
Starling: Making Holograms in the Sky
Peacock Butterfly: Optical Illusion
Pangolins: Fearsome Armor
Strawberry Poison-dart Frog:
Powerful Repelling
Puss Moth Caterpillar: Scary Mask
SKILLED MOVERS
Peregrine Falcon:
as Fast as a High-speed Train
Flying Squirrel: Flying Without Wings
Cheetah: Record-holding Acceleration
Sloths: Extremely Slow Motion
Swift: Unbreakable Endurance
Plumed Basilisk: Running on Water
Hummingbirds: Flying Backward
Geckos: Walking on the Ceiling
Squid: Jet Propulsion
SUPER ADAPTERS
Clownfish: Resistance to Poison
Emperor Penguin:
Temperature Regulation
Axolotl: Self-regeneration
Hedgehog: Living in the Slow Lane
Tardigrades: Indestructibility
Dromedary: Going Without Water
Flatfish: Wandering Eyes
Wood Frog: Antifreeze
Mary River Turtle: Butt-breathing
ATTRACTING A MATE
Cuckoo: Identity Theft
Satin Bowerbirds:
Making Himself Look Bigger
Fireflies: Charming Light-giver
Salmon: Intrepid Traveling
Stag Beetle: Super Strength
HUNTING POWER
Woodpeckers: Beak Like a Hammer
Kingfisher: Precision Diving
Pelicans: Cooperative Fishing
Banded Archerfish:
Spitting Into the Air
Bearded Vulture: Immaculate Cleaning
Sea Otter: Using Cutlery
Anglerfish: Fatal Attraction
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