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Despicable Species - On Cowbirds, Kudzu, Hornworms, and Other Scourges (Hardcover, illustrated edition) Loot Price: R356
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Despicable Species - On Cowbirds, Kudzu, Hornworms, and Other Scourges (Hardcover, illustrated edition): Janet Lembke

Despicable Species - On Cowbirds, Kudzu, Hornworms, and Other Scourges (Hardcover, illustrated edition)

Janet Lembke

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In fourteen glorious essays, Despicable Species ponders some of the most loathsome creatures on the planet. But for every nasty reputation, there is a silver lining, which Lembke brings to our attention with dazzling bits of history, science, and culture. Lembke describes the horse fly as a blood-sucking insect with a walloping sting whose maggots exude chemicals that aid in healing human tissue, and that famous infant abandoner the cow-bird. She also writes about the hornworm, the opossum, and the deadly microbe Pfiesteria piscicida. And finally, she reveals our very own despicable species: Homo sapiens.

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Imprint: The Lyons Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: October 2001
Authors: Janet Lembke
Dimensions: 235 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 232
Edition: illustrated edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-58574-199-1
Categories: Books > Sport & Leisure > Natural history, country life & pets > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Animal behaviour
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LSN: 1-58574-199-X
Barcode: 9781585741991

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