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Jul 05, 2018
Petra lives on a little Caribbean island
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it was amazing
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Silent but deadly farts are the worst kind. The terrible, eye-watering smell that you try and pretend you aren't reeling backwards from, the sort where the Queen tightens her lips and gives side-eye to Prince Philip when she lets one loose. But they aren't really deadly. No one has died from being farted on.
However, the beaded lacewing, a pretty insect is a ferocious carnivore as a larva. When hungry it directs the tip of its abdomen to a termite's head and toots out a deadly gas cloud. One to t ...more
However, the beaded lacewing, a pretty insect is a ferocious carnivore as a larva. When hungry it directs the tip of its abdomen to a termite's head and toots out a deadly gas cloud. One to t ...more
This is a short & intriguing book. Each entry was brief, but really illuminating & there was enough humor, but not too much. It was an interesting look into many species from bugs to fish to people. He even covered some long extinct species with some good guesses. What surprised me the most were the species that didn't fart & why.
If my boys were 10 or so, I'd be reading this with them. As an adult, it was great reading, too. The only complaint I can think of is that it was too short! (From me, ...more
If my boys were 10 or so, I'd be reading this with them. As an adult, it was great reading, too. The only complaint I can think of is that it was too short! (From me, ...more
Apr 06, 2018
aPriL does feral sometimes
marked it as to-read
Apr 07, 2018
Amy
marked it as to-purchase-zpl
Apr 19, 2018
Evan Crane
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Apr 27, 2018
Franziska Koeppen
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Oct 24, 2018
Preeti
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