Don't Mess with Me

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The Strange Lives of Venomous Sea Creatures

By Paul Erickson

Series: How Nature Works

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Don't Mess with Me explores the fascinating world of venomous ocean creatures, from blue-ringed octopi and stonefish to the deadly banded sea krait. It details how these animals use venom as a defence or hunting tool, showcasing the diversity and complexity of marine toxins through captivating examples and scientific insight.
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Suitable for readers interested in marine biology and venomous animals, especially young readers with a keen interest in science. The book may be challenging but has guaranteed kid appeal and is ideal for educational settings.

The role of venoms in nature … and in human medicine. Why are toxins so advantageous to their possessors as to evolve over and over again? What is it about watery environments that favors so many venomous creatures? Marine biologist Paul Erickson explore

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Scorpions and brown recluse spiders are fine as far as they go, but if you want daily contact with venomous creatures, the ocean is the place to be. Blue-ringed octopi, stony corals, sea jellies, stonefish, lionfish, poison-fanged blennies, stingrays, cone snails, blind remipedes, and fire urchins—you can choose your poison in the ocean.

Venoms are often, but not always, defensive weapons. The banded sea krait, an aquatic snake, wriggles into undersea caves to prey on vicious moray eels, killing them with one of the world’s most deadly neurotoxins, which it injects through fangs that resemble hypodermic needles.

Discover the fascinating world of these oceanic dangers in Don't Mess with Me by Paul Erickson.

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Striking photographs and informative text introduce venomous ocean-dwellers with fast facts about 28 species. The book features boxed sections called How Nature Works that explain scientific concepts and real-world applications. It employs accurate terminology and includes clear captions, diagrams, and microscope images. The colourful pages and varied design engage readers, making it appealing despite challenging text.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780884485520

Publisher: Tilbury House,U.S.

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 December 2021

Country: United States

Imprint: Tilbury House,U.S.

Illustration: color photographs

Contributors:

Photographs by Andrew Martinez

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 206.0mm

Height: 257.0mm

Weight: 241g

Pages: 48

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Non-Fiction Paul Erickson Series: How Nature Works

About the Author

Writer, photographer, and video producer Paul Erickson creates exhibits, websites, guides, and videos for zoos, museums, and aquariums including the New England Aquarium, the Houston Zoo, Zoo Miami, the Friends of the Los Angeles River, the Museum of Science and Discovery, and many others. He has authored or co-authored numerous magazine articles and three books about undersea life. His book The Pier at the End of the World was named an Outstanding Science Trade Book of 2016 by the National Science Teachers Association. ANDREW MARTINEZ (Danbury, MA) specializes in images of the undersea world and is the author and photographer of Marine Life of the North Atlantic. He travels the world to photograph sea life, and was the photographer for The Pier at the End of the World named an Outstanding Science Trade Book of 2016 by the National Science Teachers Association.